Travel ER RN - $2,536 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Papillion, Nebraska.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/26/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care in a 21-bed Emergency Department serving patients of all ages.
• Maintain an average nurse-to-patient ratio of approximately 1:4.
• Perform comprehensive assessments, triage, monitoring, and reassessment of emergency patients.
• Care for patients presenting with:
  • Chest pain
  • Abdominal pain
  • Cough/congestion
  • Orthopedic injuries
  • ENT emergencies
  • Sepsis
  • Stroke
  • Other acute medical and emergency conditions
• Provide care in a certified stroke center and follow appropriate stroke-care protocols.
• Administer medications and emergency treatments, including antibiotics, narcotics, anti-emetics, vaccines, and emergency medications.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and initiate appropriate interventions or escalation of care.
• Stabilize patients requiring higher levels of specialty care and coordinate transfers to other facilities when necessary.
• Collaborate with physicians, charge nurses, ED staff, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Maintain accurate patient documentation in EPIC.
• Follow infection-control, patient-safety, and emergency department policies.
• Demonstrate compassion, professionalism, teamwork, and a positive can-do attitude.
• Be willing to cross-train and cover charge nurse responsibilities occasionally.
• Participate in department orientation and successfully complete the required competency examination.
• Work every other weekend and required holidays.

Requirements Minimum 2 years of Emergency Room/ED nursing experience required. Current RN license; license available for submission. BLS/AHA certification required. ACLS certification required. NIHSS certification required. PALS certification required. NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) listed as a required certification. Strong emergency nursing assessment and critical-thinking skills. Experience caring for patients across all age groups preferred. Stroke-center experience preferred. Must be comfortable working in a smaller ED with fewer specialty resources. Must be able to stabilize and transfer patients when specialty services are unavailable. Must be willing to cross-train for occasional charge nurse coverage. Must successfully pass the facility's open-book competency exam with a minimum score of 90% during orientation. Failure to achieve 90% may result in termination. Must have a valid driver's license at submission; it will be used to verify the 50-mile radius requirement. Must live 50+ miles from the facility according to the facility's radius rule. Cannot currently be working full-time, part-time, or PRN with any CommonSpirit/CHI/Dignity facility. Artificial nails are prohibited in patient-care departments and must be removed before working. Must submit RTO upfront, limited to 7 days or less for a 13-week assignment. Additional RTO will not be approved after submission. Must be willing to work 12-hour night shifts. Must work every other weekend and holidays as required. Must complete 2 shifts of department-specific orientation.

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Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits