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: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an Emergency Department RN for a 13-week contract requiring 1 year of ED experience and TX or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Emergency Department in a hospital setting with 48 private rooms, 27 hallway stretchers, 9 fast track beds, and 5 behavioral health beds
• Patient ratios of 1:4 ED, 1:5 behavioral health, and 1:3 cardiac/trauma
• Uses Alaris pumps, Belmont and Level 1 rapid infusers, and Stryker stretchers
• EMR system is MEDITECH
• Shift runs from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
• Rotating weekends required
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, ENPC, TNCC, and NIHSS certifications required
• CPI certification required for ER units
• Minimum 1 year of recent Emergency Department experience
• MEDITECH experience preferred
• Trauma experience preferred
• Prior holding/inpatient experience preferred
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• US Social Security Number and date of birth required for consideration
• One professional reference required

Additional Information

• Perform splinting, EKGs, central monitoring, trauma assists, central line care, airway support, Morgan lens application, rapid infuser use, and resuscitation
• Provide behavioral health de-escalation support as needed
• Navy blue scrubs required for RNs
• Must follow all facility policies and guidelines
• Team includes charge nurses, mid-shift RNs, PCTs, a paramedic, and an LVN on both day and night shifts
• Ideal candidates are multitaskers, team players, and self-starters
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility, as local candidates are not accepted

American Traveler Job ID #P-755946. 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

About American Traveler