GHR Healthcare - Travel is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Madison, Wisconsin.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/30/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Contract in Madison, Wisconsin
Explore Emergency Department RN travel nursing jobs in Madison, Wisconsin, with a 13-week contract, night shifts, and high-acuity care across the lifespan.
Bring your emergency nursing expertise to a fast-paced, high-volume Emergency Department in Madison, Wisconsin. This travel nursing opportunity offers the chance to care for patients across the lifespan, from neonates and pediatric patients to adults and older adults, while working alongside a collaborative interdisciplinary healthcare team. Madison is a vibrant, welcoming city known for its lakes, outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and strong healthcare community.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Specialty: Emergency Department Registered Nurse (Emergency Department RN)
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
- Start Date: November 30, 2026
- Assignment End Date: March 1, 2027
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250–$2,370
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour night shifts
- Shift Hours: 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
- Weekly Hours: 36
- Weekend and Holiday Coverage: Required
- Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:4
- Patient Population: Neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
- Department Profile: High-volume Emergency Department with approximately 45,000 annual visits, 40 exam rooms, and additional vertical care spaces
- Location: Madison, Wisconsin
- Floating: May be required to other areas as needed
- Local Candidate Policy: Applicants residing within 50 miles may not be eligible
Emergency Department RN Job Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse license in Wisconsin or a valid Compact RN license
- At least 2 years of Emergency Department nursing experience with both adult and pediatric patients within the past 3 years
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- Experience in a Level II trauma environment required; Level I trauma experience preferred
- Current American Heart Association certifications in BLS, ACLS, and PALS
- Current TNCC certification
- Recent experience with Epic electronic health record systems
- Strong telemetry and cardiac rhythm interpretation skills
- Successful completion of a pre-assignment telemetry examination, including adult and pediatric rhythm interpretation
- Ability to meet applicable health screening, immunization, and assignment compliance requirements
Emergency Nursing Responsibilities
- Provide safe, compassionate emergency care for patients across the lifespan in a high-acuity Emergency Department setting
- Perform rapid assessment, triage, prioritization, stabilization, and ongoing reassessment of patients
- Manage medical, surgical, pediatric, behavioral health, trauma, neurologic, cardiac, respiratory, and other emergency presentations
- Recognize and respond to life-threatening dysrhythmias, STEMI, stroke, respiratory failure, sepsis, overdose, shock, and multisystem emergencies
- Administer emergency medications, blood products, procedural sedation, IV therapies, and other prescribed treatments
- Provide care for patients requiring ventilatory support, BiPAP/CPAP, arterial line monitoring, central line management, chest tube care, and continuous infusions
- Perform and interpret 12-lead ECGs, monitor telemetry, and promptly escalate significant rhythm changes
- Support emergency procedures including airway management, intubation assistance, splinting, wound care, and trauma interventions
- Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapy, radiology, pharmacy, social services, transport teams, and other interdisciplinary partners
- Document assessments, interventions, responses to treatment, and discharge or transfer plans accurately in Epic
- Float to other designated areas when needed and participate in weekend and holiday coverage
Apply now for this Emergency Department RN travel contract in Madison, Wisconsin, and join a collaborative healthcare team serving a diverse patient population.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare - Travel Job ID #530577. 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: ER
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