Equiliem is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Houston, Texas.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN)
Location: Houston, TX
Schedule/Shift: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; every other weekend required
Pay: $1,899 to $2,076 weekly
Contract Duration: 13 weeks
Position Overview
The Emergency Department Registered Nurse provides patient care in a 50-bed emergency department within a Level II trauma facility. This role supports emergency and trauma procedures while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver timely, coordinated care. The unit maintains a 4:1 patient-to-nurse ratio and uses Meditech for electronic documentation.
Job Responsibilities
- Assess patient conditions, prioritize care, and monitor responses to treatment.
- Provide emergency nursing care and assist with trauma and emergency department procedures.
- Administer medications and treatments as ordered.
- Recognize changes in patient status and communicate concerns promptly.
- Collaborate with nurses, providers, paramedics, and support staff to coordinate care.
- Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses in Meditech.
- Use unit equipment, including Client monitors and the Belmont rapid infuser.
- Follow unit safety standards and established patient care protocols.
Job Requirements
- Trauma experience preferred.
- Meditech experience preferred.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification.
- Ability to work collaboratively and maintain a positive, professional attitude.
Additional Job Details
- Assignment length: 13 weeks.
- Day shift: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Every other weekend required.
- Scrub color: Royal blue.