Registered Nurse Emergency Room
Location: Austin, TX
Profession: Registered Nurse
Posted: 8/27/2026
Salary: $1890/weekly
Weekly Hours: 36
Shift: Nights
Job Details
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 infusion, 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 in good standing
- Minimum 1 year of emergency department nursing experience
- Current ACLS certification
- Current BLS certification
- Current ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course) certification
- Current TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) certification
- Current NIHSS certification
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Prior experience with MEDITECH EMR
- Trauma nursing experience
- Inpatient holding experience
- CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification
Why Join Us
- Join a well-staffed, active emergency department supported by an engaged unit-based council and social committee in a dynamic clinical environment
- Work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team with access to modern equipment and technology in a competitive travel nursing market
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