Registered Nurse Emergency Room

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Emergency Room (Contract / Travel)

Location

Austin, Texas

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13-Week Travel Assignment) | Night Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | Rotating Weekends | No On-Call Required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a high-volume emergency department with 48 private rooms, 27 hallway stretchers, 9 fast track bays, and 5 behavioral health rooms
• Maintain patient ratios of 1:4 in the ED, 1:5 in behavioral health, and 1:3 in cardiac/trauma settings
• Perform and assist with procedures including splinting, EKGs, central line management, airway support, rapid infusions, and resuscitation
• Provide behavioral health de-escalation and support trauma assist activities
• Operate unit equipment including Alaris pumps, Belmont and Level 1 Rapid Infusers, and Stryker stretchers
• Document and manage patient care using the MEDITECH electronic medical records system

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in the state of Texas
• Minimum 1 year of emergency department nursing experience
• Current ACLS certification
• Current BLS certification
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification and NIHSS certification

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior experience with MEDITECH EMR
• Trauma nursing experience
• Holding or inpatient experience within an emergency department setting
• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification

Why Join Us

• Work within a well-staffed, active emergency department supported by a strong team culture including an active Unit-Based Council and Social Committee
• No on-call requirements with a consistent night shift schedule in a facility equipped with modern technology and equipment