Travel ER RN - $1,998 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• 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 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ER RN for a night shift position requiring ACLS, BLS, PALS certifications and at least 1 year of ER experience.

Details

• Work in the Emergency Department of a hospital setting
• General Emergency Department serving combined adult/pediatric population
• Patient ratio of 1 to 4
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (19:00-7:30)
• Rotating weekend requirement
• No on-call requirement
• No floating requirement
• Epic EMR experience required
• Royal blue scrubs required

Requirements

• Active LA RN license or Compact RN license required at time of consideration (pending licenses not accepted)
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, and PALS
• TNCC certification preferred
• Minimum 1 year of ER experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Skills in respiratory care including BiPAP/CPAP management and care of ventilated patients
• Experience with IV therapy, phlebotomy, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Experience managing emergency medications including IV vasopressors
• Experience with cardiac monitoring and interpretation/management of dysrhythmias
• Triage and isolation precautions/PPE experience
• Experience with neurological emergencies including CVA and neuro-trauma
• Chest tube insertion/management, intubation, blood product administration, and central line care skills preferred
• Experience with spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury care preferred
• Pediatric emergency department and gunshot wound trauma experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide emergency care across a general adult/pediatric patient population with exposure to trauma, cardiac, and neurological emergencies
• Facility is STEMI and Stroke certified
• Must disclose any prior license actions along with a personal statement
• At least two recent manager references required
• Candidates residing within 75 miles are considered local and accepted at the local rate
• Former permanent employees of the health system must wait at least 1 year before being eligible for travel assignments
• First-time travelers may not be considered due to required travel experience

American Traveler Job ID #P-771519. 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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