Travel Emergency Room Registered Nurse

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American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in New Haven, Connecticut.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
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• Discipline: RN
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• Start Date: 08/28/2026
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• Duration: 26 weeks
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• 48 hours per week
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• Shift: 12 hours, nights
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• Employment Type: Travel
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\n Assignment Overview\n

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• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
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• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
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• Start Date: Aug 28, 2026
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• Length: 26 weeks
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• Openings: 1
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Description\n

American Traveler is hiring an RN for an Emergency Department position requiring Level I Trauma Center experience and a compact or CT RN license.

Details\n

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• Work in the Emergency Department of a Level I Trauma Center at a short-term acute care hospital
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• General ED serving combined adult/pediatric populations
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• STEMI and Stroke Certified facility
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• Average patient ratio of 1:6 for both day and night shifts
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• Night shift schedule (4x12 hours, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM)
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• Required to work every other weekend
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• Primarily assigned to one campus with possibility of crosstraining and floating to other campuses and ED observation units
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• No on-call requirements
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• Travelers do not staff trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units
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• Uses Epic charting system
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Requirements\n

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• Active RN license (Compact or CT State license) required
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• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, TNCC, NIHSS
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• Preferred certifications: CPI, ENPC, PALS
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• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required, 1.5 years accepted from a Level I Trauma facility or with travel experience
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• Level I Trauma experience required
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• Level II Trauma experience preferred
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• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
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• Prior travel nursing experience required
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• Epic charting experience preferred
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• Pending license accepted for consideration
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• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
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• COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious or medical exemptions only
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Additional Information\n

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• Deliver emergency nursing care across a wide range of acute and trauma presentations, including gunshot wounds, traumatic amputations, and multisystem organ dysfunction
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• Manage cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and 12-lead EKG acquisition
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• Provide care for psychiatric emergencies including acute psychosis, suicidal patients, and managing violent behavior
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• Perform IV therapy, phlebotomy, arterial line management, and blood product administration
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• Skilled in respiratory support including BiPAP/CPAP management, intubation, and ABG interpretation
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• Experience with neurological emergencies such as CVA, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury
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• Apply splints and manage orthopedic trauma cases as needed
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• Utilize isolation precautions and PPE per facility protocol
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• Contracts of 13-26 weeks will be considered
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• Open to accommodating block scheduling
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• RTO requests greater than 7 days require additional approval
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• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
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• Local candidates are not accepted; candidates must live outside a 75-mile radius of the facility
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• Returning staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler
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• One reference required for consideration
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• Travelers are expected to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities as needed
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American Traveler Job ID #P-732162. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Emergency Dept

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