Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/01/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Breakdown – Emergency Room (ER) RN
Hospital: OPRMC (Overland Park Regional Medical Center) Location: 10500 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS 66215 Department: Emergency Department (ED) Cost Center: 9722 / 78022 Shift: Day / Mid-shift
- Shift hours vary depending on the schedule:
- Earliest: 10:00 AM – 10:30 PM.
- Latest: 1:00 PM – 1:30 AM.
- Weekend requirement: Every third weekend.
- Guaranteed hours: 48 hours per week is an option.
- Confirm whether the standard schedule is 36 or 48 hours per week and clarify the exact shift pattern.
2. Required Experience
- Minimum 2 years of Emergency/Trauma nursing experience.
- Must have experience in a Level II Trauma Center.
- Strong knowledge of emergency and trauma care is essential.
3. Required Certifications
- BLS – Basic Life Support.
- ACLS – Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support.
- ENPC or PALS – Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course or Pediatric Advanced Life Support.
- TNCC – Trauma Nursing Core Course.
- NIHSS – National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.
- Current Kansas RN license required.
Preferred certifications:
- CEN – Certified Emergency Nurse.
- TCRN – Trauma Certified Registered Nurse.
- CPI – Crisis Prevention/Intervention training is preferred.
4. Unit Details
- Unit: Emergency Department.
- Number of beds: 24.
- Patient ratio: 1 nurse to 4 patients.
- Staffing: Five core RNs; unit secretary available 21 hours per day.
- Floating: Rare; only when staff in other areas have been flexed home.
5. Required Clinical Skills
Candidates should have experience with:
- Emergency and trauma care.
- STEMI (heart attack) care.
- Stroke care.
- Sepsis management.
- Triage and prioritization.
- Procedures associated with a Level II Trauma Center.
6. Equipment and Documentation
- Level 1 fluid warmer.
- GE patient monitoring system.
- Arctic Sun temperature management system.
- LifePak.
- Alaris infusion pumps.
- Charting system: Meditech.
7. Dress Code and Patient Experience
- Scrubs: Cobalt blue top with black or cobalt blue pants.
- Solid colors only.
- Closed-toe shoes required.
- Candidates should demonstrate a positive attitude and strong patient-care culture.
- AIDET communication and whiteboard use are expected.
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits