Travel Emergency Dept RN - $1,999 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: 10/05/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 5, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Emergency Department RN with TX or compact RN licensure for a 13-week day/night rotating contract in a high-acuity trauma ED.

Details

• Emergency Department with 48 private rooms, 27 hallway stretchers, 9 fast track beds, and 5 behavioral health beds
• Staffing includes charge nurse plus 11 RNs, mid-shift support, PCTs, a paramedic, and an LVN
• Patient ratios of 1:4 in ED, 1:5 in behavioral health, and 1:3 in cardiac/trauma
• Uses Alaris pumps, Belmont and Level 1 rapid infusers, and Stryker stretchers
• EMR system is MEDITECH
• Shift runs 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM with rotating weekends
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required
• Minimum 1 year of recent Emergency Department experience
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, ENPC, TNCC, and NIHSS
• Meditech experience preferred
• Trauma and inpatient holding experience preferred
• CPI certification preferred
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• US SSN and DOB required for consideration
• One professional reference required

Additional Information

• Perform splinting, EKGs, central monitoring, trauma assists, central line care, airway support, behavioral health de-escalation, Morgan lens procedures, rapid infuser use, and resuscitation
• Best suited for multitaskers, team players, and self-starters
• Navy blue scrubs required for RNs
• Must follow all facility policies and guidelines
• Active unit-based council and social committee
• Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius; no local candidates accepted
• First-time travelers may be considered

American Traveler Job ID #P-755945. 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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