Travel ER Registered Nurse

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American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Gardner, Massachusetts.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
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• Discipline: RN
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• Start Date: 08/10/2026
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• Duration: 13 weeks
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• 36 hours per week
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• Shift: 12 hours, evenings
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• Employment Type: Travel
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\n Assignment Overview\n

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• Shift: Evenings, 3x12hrs
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• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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• Start Date: Aug 10, 2026
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• Length: 13 weeks
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• Openings: 1
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Description\n

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an Emergency Department position in Massachusetts, requiring prior travel experience and offering evening shifts in a combined adult/pediatric ED setting.

Details\n

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• Work setting is a combined adult and pediatric general emergency department at a community hospital
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• Patient ratio is 1:5
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• Schedule is three 12-hour evening shifts per week, 3:00 PM – 3:00 AM, with a varied Sunday through Saturday schedule
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• Every other weekend and every other holiday required
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• No on-call or float requirements
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• EMR system is Meditech (experience preferred); medication dispensing via Omnicell
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• Patient population includes psychiatric, respiratory, neurological, cardiac, and multi-system cases
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Requirements\n

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• Active Massachusetts (MA) RN license required
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• Current certifications required: BLS and ACLS (AHA-issued); PALS also required
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• Minimum 1 year of emergency department nursing experience required
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• Prior travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers will not be considered
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• Experience with IV therapy, phlebotomy, emergency medications, and procedural sedation
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• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and 12-lead EKG/ECG
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• Experience managing ventilated patients and care of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction
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• Experience with psychiatric patients including acute psychosis, suicidal patients, and psychiatric holds (preferred)
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• Meditech EMR experience preferred
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• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
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• Community hospital experience preferred
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Additional Information\n

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• Orientation includes 12 hours of unit-specific training plus additional hospital orientation
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• Candidates residing within 30 miles of the facility are eligible but will receive a reduced travel pay rate
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• Holiday coverage is expected on a rotating basis
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• Time off requests should be kept to a minimum; no requests in the first two weeks and no full calendar weeks off are strongly preferred; all RTO must be approved prior to assignment start
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• Scrubs of any color are acceptable
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• Interview availability must be provided when applying, including time zone
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• 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration
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• Full 7-year work history with all gaps explained required for consideration
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American Traveler Job ID #P-730830. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Emergency Dept

About American Traveler\n \n