Travel Emergency Dept RN - $2,148 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, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

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

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Emergency Department RN for a night shift contract role requiring TNCC and NIHSS certifications with no on-call requirement.

Details

• Emergency Department setting with 48 private rooms, 27 hallway stretchers, 9 Fast Track beds, and 5 behavioral health beds
• High-volume unit staffed with charge RN, mid-shift RNs, PCTs, Paramedic, and LVN support
• 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
• Charts in MEDITECH
• Night shift schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Rotating weekend requirement
• 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
• CPI certification required for ER units
• Meditech EMR experience preferred
• Trauma experience preferred
• Holding/inpatient experience preferred
• No gaps in work history of 90+ days within the past 12 months
• US SSN and DOB required for consideration (Canadian SSN not accepted)

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
• Work in a fast-paced ED requiring strong multitasking, teamwork, and self-starter qualities
• Navy blue scrubs required for RNs
• Follow all established facility policies and guidelines
• Active unit-based council and social committee
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for this travel position

American Traveler Job ID #P-755950. 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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