Travel ER RN - $1,806 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/02/2026
• 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 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Emergency Department RN for a night shift assignment requiring a Florida or compact license, ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, and TNCC certifications.

Details

• General Emergency Department treating combined adult and pediatric patients within a Level II Trauma Center
• Night shift schedule of 3x12-hour shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Required to work every other weekend, totaling 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule cycle
• Required to work a major holiday of choice
• On-call responsibilities as needed
• Float requirement to all 4 facility locations (Holmes, Viera, Cape Canaveral, Palm Bay)
• Uses EPIC for documentation

Requirements

• Active FL or compact RN license required at time of consideration; pending licenses not accepted
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• EPIC charting experience required
• Current certifications required: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, and TNCC (CPI preferred)
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Skills required include IV therapy/phlebotomy, arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care, IV starts and maintenance
• Experience managing BiPAP/CPAP and ventilated patients, with ability to interpret ABGs
• Experience with continuous IV sedation, IV vasopressors, and procedural sedation administration/monitoring
• Experience with neurological emergencies including CVA, ICP monitoring, neuro-trauma, and spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries
• Experience with trauma cases including gunshot wounds, traumatic amputations, and ortho trauma
• Experience interpreting and managing cardiac dysrhythmias
• Previous acute care experience in a large hospital setting required
• Two supervisory references (Manager, Supervisor, Charge Nurse, or Director) dated within the past year required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide emergency nursing care across a range of trauma, pediatric, neurological, and cardiac cases
• Follow isolation precautions and PPE protocols, and perform triage duties as needed
• Flu vaccine required between 10/31-3/31 with medical or religious exemptions only
• Scrubs may be any solid color, self-provided or facility-provided, with matching top and bottom colors and no logos or prints
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role
• Former employees or contracted staff must be separated from the facility for at least one year before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates are accepted at the same travel rate with no radius restriction
• Finalized RTO must be submitted with initial application and will not be accepted after offer
• Travel pairs may be permitted with unit leader approval, though matching schedules are not guaranteed

American Traveler Job ID #P-764031. 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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