Travel Emergency Department RN - $1,792 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 9, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Emergency Department position requiring TNCC and NIHSS certification with night shift coverage.

Details

• Emergency Department with 48 private rooms, 27 hallway stretchers, 9 fast track beds, and 5 behavioral health rooms
• Night shift schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Patient ratios of 1:4 ED, 1:5 behavioral health, and 1:3 cardiac/trauma
• Rotating weekend requirement
• No on-call requirements
• Uses Alaris pumps, Belmont and Level 1 rapid infusers, and Stryker stretchers
• Charts in MEDITECH

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required
• Current BLS, ACLS, ENPC, TNCC, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of recent Emergency Department experience required
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• US SSN and date of birth required for consideration (Canadian SSN not accepted)
• One professional reference required

Additional Information

• Perform splinting, EKGs, central monitoring, trauma assists, central line care, airway support, Morgan lens irrigation, rapid infusion, and resuscitation
• Provide behavioral health de-escalation support as needed
• Team includes charge RN, mid-shift RNs, PCTs, a paramedic, and an LVN
• Navy blue scrubs required for RNs
• Active unit-based council and social committee
• Must live more than 50 miles from the facility; local candidates not accepted
• First-time travelers may be considered

American Traveler Job ID #P-775357. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 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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