Travel ER RN - $2,089 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

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

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Emergency Department RN with Level I Trauma experience and OH or compact RN licensure required.

Details

• General Emergency Department treating combined adult/pediatric patients
• Level I Trauma Center, stroke-certified, and STEMI-certified facility
• Patient ratio of 1:3.5
• Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• Uses EPIC for documentation and Pyxis for medication dispensing
• Floating required
• Weekend rotation required every other or every third weekend
• 36 hours of orientation provided

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, and CPI certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of ER experience required
• Must be comfortable with triage, dysrhythmia interpretation, emergency medications, and procedural sedation
• Experience with ventilated patients, trauma, psych holds, and pediatric emergency care required
• Skilled in IV therapy, phlebotomy, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Experience with emergency medications and IV vasopressors required
• Nursing education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• 2 professional references required, with at least 1 from a Manager/Director or formal leadership role; Charge RN acceptable for second reference; no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Provide emergency nursing care including cardiac monitoring, 12-lead EKG/ECG acquisition, and dysrhythmia management
• Manage patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Administer and monitor procedural sedation
• Navy scrubs required
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Former employees eligible for assignment after 6 months away from the facility
• Current employees of any Ohio State University hospital location are ineligible for travel assignment
• RTO must be submitted with the application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Ohio fingerprinting process must be completed urgently upon contract signing; candidates outside Ohio but within driving distance must travel to a fingerprinting location, while those farther away will receive a mailed fingerprinting packet

American Traveler Job ID #P-769334. 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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