Registered Nurse Emergency Room

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Emergency Room

Location

Middlebury, VT | Critical Access Hospital – Emergency Department

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 16–26 Weeks | Nights | Seven-Day Availability Required (Monday–Sunday, No Block Schedules) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide emergency nursing care to a patient population ranging from newborn to geriatric in a 10–14 bed Emergency Department at a Critical Access Hospital
• Perform ESI triage, IV insertion, drips/infusions, EKGs, restraint application, procedural sedation, and patient transports including ambulance transport when required
• Utilize Epic for clinical documentation and Pyxis for medication management
• Operate specialty equipment including Alaris IV pumps, Phillips monitors, and Ranger blood warmers
• Coordinate with on-call providers, mid-level practitioners, and support staff; may utilize Telemedicine and Telestroke consultation services
• Participate in charge nurse responsibilities as needed; precept new nurses if required

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license with a minimum of 2 years of Emergency Department experience
• AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, AHA PALS or ENPC, NRP, NIHSS, and TNCC required — TNCC or proof of scheduled class and NIHSS must be verified prior to start
• At least 1 completed travel nursing assignment required
• Epic experience within the past 2 years is required and non-negotiable
• Must have reliable personal or rental transportation — public transportation is not accessible in this area; vehicles should be equipped with all-season or snow tires from November through April
• Must be available to work a minimum of every other weekend and maintain schedule flexibility to meet unit and patient care needs, including holiday coverage (expected to work 2 of the following 4 holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year's Day)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Charge nurse experience highly preferred
• Experience working in a Critical Access Hospital or rural Emergency Department
• Comfort with ambulance transport and willingness to accompany patients requiring higher-level care
• Experience precepting new nursing staff

Why Join Us

• Work in a close-knit, rural Emergency Department with a consistent staffing model — charge nurse assigned every shift, ED tech support 24/7, and respiratory available around the clock
• Gain diverse clinical exposure including Telemedicine and Telestroke consultations, trauma-level IV care, and a broad patient population from newborn to geriatric