Travel Emergency Department RN

About This Role

This travel nursing position is for an experienced Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department, providing emergency care for a diverse patient population. The role involves working 12-hour day shifts and requires a strong background in acute care.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency care across a wide range of acute diagnoses and treatments
• Perform patient assessment, identify patient needs, and initiate appropriate nursing interventions
• Provide age-appropriate patient care
• Perform timely, accurate documentation

Requirements

• Active RN license (VA or compact) required
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC
• Minimum of 2 years of experience required
• Minimum education requirement of ADN
• Skilled in patient assessment, identifying patient needs, and initiating appropriate nursing interventions
• Able to provide age-appropriate patient care and perform timely, accurate documentation
• Must reside more than 60 miles from the facility to be eligible for this travel assignment
• Cannot have worked as permanent staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months
• Cannot be employed elsewhere full-time while on this assignment
• Dress code requires solid color scrub tops and pants; form-fitting, revealing, or casual attire such as hoodies and t-shirts are not permitted

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, vision and life insurance beginning day one of your assignment
• Generous 401(k) match
• Substantial housing stipends
• 24/7 support and access to in-house clinicians

Important Details

• Start Date: November 12, 2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 36 hours per week, 12-hour day shifts (7a-7p), every other weekend required
• Openings: 1
• Emergency Department unit with 16 beds in an acute care hospital setting
• Patient population includes geriatric, adult, pediatric, and OB cases
• Typical patient ratio of 5:1 with pull-to-full-bed practices
• Uses EKG, Ultrasound, LUCAS, EZ-IO, Omnicell, stretcher, wheelchair, and Medtronic equipment
• Medi Tech EHR system used
• No on-call requirements
• Potential floating to sit 1:1 with patients
• Holiday coverage requirements apply every other weekend

About the Company

American Traveler has over 25 years of experience in travel nursing and allied careers, known for outstanding customer service and a smooth, worry-free experience for its nurses. They offer thousands of travel nursing and allied jobs nationwide.