Travel ER RN - $3,236 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
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 20, 2026
• Length: 10 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ER RN for a 10-week winter contract requiring Level I Trauma experience and CT or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Level I Trauma Center emergency department at a short-term acute care hospital with over 1,500 staffed beds
• General Emergency Department serving combined adult/pediatric population
• Average patient ratios of 1:6 both days and nights
• Day shift schedule of 4x12 hours from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
• Every other weekend required
• Will crosstrain and float to other campuses and ED observation units within scope
• No on-call requirements
• Block scheduling accommodations available
• Uses Epic EMR
• Travelers are not assigned to trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required (pending license accepted)
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, TNCC, and NIHSS
• CPI, ENPC, and PALS preferred
• 2 years of ER experience preferred; will consider 1.5 years from a similar hospital or with travel/Level I Trauma experience
• Level I Trauma Center experience required
• Level II Trauma experience preferred
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred, especially from a facility with 500+ beds, inner city/urban location, or ED larger than 60 beds
• Skills in psychiatric patient management, IV therapy/phlebotomy, respiratory support, neurological care, cardiac monitoring, and orthopedic trauma care

Additional Information

• This is a 10-week contract specifically for winter coverage
• Must start by December 18, 2026
• Provide emergency care across trauma, cardiac, neurological, respiratory, and psychiatric patient presentations
• Interpret and manage dysrhythmias and obtain 12-lead EKGs
• Manage patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Assigned to one campus with possibility of rotating to other campuses and ED observation units
• No holiday RTO permitted for this assignment
• Maximum of 5 days RTO allowed
• Local radius restrictions are waived for this 10-week assignment
• Previous staff must be separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible to return as a traveler
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required with religious or medical exemptions only
• Travelers are expected to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities as needed

American Traveler Job ID #P-772568. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 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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