Travel ER RN - $3,288 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: 11/13/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 13, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 3

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for an Emergency Department night shift position requiring Level I Trauma Center experience and CT or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Level I Trauma Center, Short Term Acute Care facility with 1,567 staffed beds
• General Emergency Department treating combined adult/pediatric patients
• Average patient ratio of 1:6 for both day and night shifts
• Night shift, 4x12 hour shifts from 19:00-7:00
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements
• Cross training and floating between campuses required within scope
• Assigned to one campus with possibility of rotating to other campuses
• Travelers do not staff trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units
• Uses Epic for charting

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, TNCC
• Preferred certifications: CPI, ENPC, NIHSS, PALS
• Minimum 2 years of ED experience required, though 1.5 years from a Level I trauma hospital may be considered
• Community hospital experience required
• Trauma Level I and II experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and 12-lead EKG interpretation
• Experience managing psychiatric and behavioral health patients
• Experience with IV therapy including arterial lines, central lines, and vasopressors
• 1 professional reference required

Additional Information

• Provide emergency nursing care across a broad range of conditions including trauma, cardiac, neurological, respiratory, and psychiatric cases
• Participate in care involving intubation, ventilator management, and procedural sedation
• Support stroke and STEMI certified protocols
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required with religious or medical exemption only
• First-time travelers are accepted
• Pending license candidates accepted
• RTO requests greater than 7 days require facility approval
• Local candidates not accepted within a 75-mile radius of the facility
• Previous staff must have been separated for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-767920. 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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