Travel Nurse RN - Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma - $2,182 per week in Colorado Springs, CO

Job Title: Emergency Room Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Emergency Room Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hours Nights Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC, NRP, NIHSS Must-Have: Common drips include cardiac, antihypertensive, antiarrhythmic, sedation, and analgesia. Fast track and separate triage area are present, and traveling nurses are allowed to participate in triage.

Job Title: Emergency Room Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Emergency Room Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hours Nights Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC, NRP, NIHSS Must-Have: Common drips include cardiac, antihypertensive, antiarrhythmic, sedation, and analgesia. Description: Hiring Process includes candidate interview and interview with the clinical team. No involvement from unit management is required. Clinicians should be in state for the full week of orientation, even if first-day modules occur remotely. The Emergency Room has a trauma level of III and is a comprehensive stroke center. There are 54 beds and trauma bays available. Fast track and separate triage area are present, and traveling nurses are allowed to participate in triage. There is a separate holding area in the ER. Psych/seclusion rooms are available. Security personnel are on-site 24/7 within the Emergency Room. On average, the ER treats over 75 patients per day. The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4. Required certifications include BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC, NRP, and NIHSS. Common diagnoses include abdominal pain, chest pain, fever, cough, dyspnea, headache, injury, and extremity pain. Charge nurses take assignments along with their charge duties. There are nurse aides, EMTs, paramedics, and patient sitters with duties that may vary by shift. Respiratory therapy is available in the ER 24/7 and performs tasks such as ABGs, breathing treatments, and EKGs. Available equipment includes vents, CPAP, BiPAP, and high flow oxygen. Nurses are not expected to read their own tele strips as monitor techs are present. X-ray and CT services are provided with necessary transport. Both phlebotomy and RNs may draw labs. Self-scheduling and block scheduling are permitted. Full and part-time employees must self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts within a six-week schedule. Holiday requirements are applicable. Call or standby requirements may vary. Floating requirements are determined by management. Scrub color or dress code is navy blue. Unit-specific orientation occurs. The hospital reserves the right to cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment. Charting system used is EPIC. A BSN is not required for this position.