Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Emergency Department RN requiring at least 1 year of ER experience and current FL or compact RN licensure.

Details

• 13-week assignment in a hospital Emergency Department treating combined adult/pediatric patients
• Level I and Level II Trauma Center, STEMI certified, and Stroke certified facility
• Day shift schedule of 3x12 hour shifts from 11:00 to 23:00
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Every other weekend required, approximately 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule cycle
• On-call required as needed
• May float to all 4 facility locations: Holmes, Viera, Cape Canaveral, and Palm Bay
• Documentation completed in Epic
• Contracted hours are guaranteed

Requirements

• Active FL or compact RN license required at time of consideration; pending licenses not accepted
• Minimum 1 year of recent ER experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, and TNCC; CPI preferred
• Epic charting experience required
• Skills needed include IV therapy/phlebotomy, arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care, starting and maintaining IVs, BiPAP/CPAP management, care of ventilated patients, ABG interpretation, continuous IV sedation, IV vasopressors, and procedural sedation monitoring
• Experience with neurological emergencies including CVA, ICP monitoring, neuro-trauma, and spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries
• Experience managing shock/trauma cases including gunshot wounds, traumatic amputations, pediatric trauma, head injury, near drowning, and spinal cord injury
• Cardiac monitoring skills including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE, triage, and orthopedic trauma
• Previous acute care experience in a large hospital setting required
• Two supervisory references (Manager, Supervisor, Charge Nurse, or Director) dated within the past year required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide emergency nursing care across a wide range of trauma, cardiac, neurological, and pediatric cases
• Required flu vaccine during flu season (10/31-3/31), with medical or religious exemptions only
• Scrubs must be a solid color with matching top and bottom, no logos or prints; may provide own or wear facility-provided scrubs
• Free parking provided with a decal issued at orientation
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate as travelers with no radius restriction
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role
• Former employees or contracted staff must have at least one year of separation before returning as a traveler
• Travel pairs are permitted with unit leader approval, though matching schedules are not guaranteed
• Finalized RTO must be submitted for consideration and will not be accepted after offer