Travel ER RN - $2,420 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/20/2026
• Duration: 10 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 20, 2026
• Length: 10 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ER RN for a Level I Trauma Center requiring at least 1.5-2 years of ED experience and CT or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Work in the Emergency Department of a Level I Trauma Center, academic medical center
• Combined adult/pediatric ED population
• Average patient ratios of 1:5-6
• Day shift, 3x12-hour shifts from 7:00-19:00
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements
• Assigned to one campus with possibility of crosstraining and floating to other campuses and ED observation units
• Travelers will not be assigned trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active or pending CT RN license (Compact accepted)
• BLS, ACLS, TNCC, and NIHSS certifications required
• PALS, ENPC, and CPI certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ED experience required; 1.5 years considered from a Level I trauma or like hospital
• Level I Trauma Center experience required
• Level II Trauma Center experience preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred, especially from large, urban facilities with EDs larger than 60 beds
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• Skills in psychiatric emergencies, IV therapy, phlebotomy, arterial line and central line management required
• Experience managing respiratory emergencies including intubation assistance, BiPAP/CPAP, and ABG interpretation
• Experience administering emergency medications including IV vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics
• Experience with neurological emergencies including CVA, ICP monitoring, and traumatic brain injury
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and 12-lead EKG/ECG interpretation
• Experience managing shock/trauma cases including gunshot wounds and traumatic amputations
• Experience with orthopedic trauma and splinting
• 1 professional reference required
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required with medical or religious exemption only

Additional Information

• Provide emergency nursing care across a wide range of trauma, medical, psychiatric, and surgical presentations
• Required to float within scope to other campuses and ED observation units based on facility needs
• Open to block scheduling requests
• RTO requests greater than 7 days require manager approval
• Local candidates are not accepted unless residing more than 75 miles from the facility
• Previous staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible to return as a traveler
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Travelers are expected to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities as needed

American Traveler Job ID #P-772569. 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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