Travel Emergency Room RN

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 07/27/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) position is available in Louisville, Kentucky. The role involves providing high‑quality emergency care across all age groups, from infants to geriatrics. This position requires candidates to bring their license on the first day and demonstrate proficiency in critical care skills, including IV starts, neuro assessments, and bedside procedural support. Candidates must have a minimum of two years of Emergency Room experience, regardless of trauma level.

• Location: Louisville, Kentucky
• Schedule:
  • Days: 07:00 AM - 07:00 PM
  • Mids: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
  • Nights: 07:00 PM - 07:00 AM
  • Schedule cycle:
    Managed in 6-week increments, with about one month notice prior to schedule start.
• Shift
  
  Hours:
  
  12 hours per shift
• Minimum Hours Per Week: 36 hours
• Required Qualifications:
  • Valid RN license
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • Minimum 2 years of Emergency Room experience, any trauma level
• Skills and Experience:
  • Proficiency in IV starts, Foley and NG tube insertions, neuro assessments (NIHSS)
  • Experience in triage, codes, initiating/titrating pressors, cardiac drips, sedation, and insulin management
  • Critical patient care, hyper/hypothermia management, bedside procedural support, moderate sedation (versed, fentanyl, ketamine)
  • Ability to lead by example, team player, adaptable, and comfortable with ER subject matter expertise
• Patient Population: All ages, including unhoused and low socioeconomic status patients, with diagnoses such as heart failure, GI bleeds, trauma, critical illnesses, and post-transplant complications
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 4-5 patients per RN
• Support and Resources:
  • Charge nurse available 24/7, occasionally assigned to patient care
  • Management available 24/7
  • ER physicians and midlevel providers present 24/7
  • Phlebotomy and bedside procedural support available, with rare use of VAST team
  • U/S competent staff RN, RT, hospitalist, and intensivist available 24/7
  • Department equipped with U/S, VAD, CT, and X-ray
  • No floating requirements specified
  • Facility orientation: 2 days of unit orientation
  • Parking:
    Free with garage access
  • Scrub color:
    Royal Blue
  • Holidays:
    Rotational, with no requirement to work all holidays
  • No on‑call duties

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits