TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ER/Trauma RN in Springfield, Illinois, 62781!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Emergency Room
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 years required
License: Must have active Illinois license or be in the application process
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC required
Must-Have:
- Combined adult/pediatric experience in the Emergency Department
- Cardiac monitoring skills and emergency response experience
- IV therapy and phlebotomy skills
- Management of dysrhythmias and multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
Description:
The position is for an Emergency Department Registered Nurse.
The shift is three 12-hour night shifts from 19:00 to 07:30.
The average daily census is 175 patients in a 56-bed emergency department.
Candidates with a minimum of two years of experience are preferred, but first-time travelers are accepted.
Every other weekend is required.
The role does not require on-call duties.
The clinician will not float within other scopes to meet facility needs.
Schedule requests will be discussed with the manager.
Local candidates are accepted with no radius restrictions.
Guaranteed hours may vary, with the client able to call off up to 36 hours per 13-week assignment without paying for cancelled hours.
In cases of more than the allowed cancellations, the client will be billed for any excess shifts.
Experience with the following skills is required:
- Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
- Blood product administration and phlebotomy
- Starting and managing IVs
- Continuous IV sedation and emergency medications
- Management of patients with neurological issues such as CVA and spinal cord injuries
- Pediatric cases including asthma, head injury, and respiratory infections
- Psychiatric cases, including acute psychosis and overdose
- Respiratory procedures like chest tube insertion and intubation
- Understanding of triage and isolation precautions
Candidates must have experience with a charting system, specifically Cerner.
This position is in an acute care hospital designated as a Level I trauma center.
The facility emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
The emergency department handles a range of chief complaints, including chest pain, abdominal pain, and neurological emergencies.
Required medications for this position include common emergency drugs used for various conditions.
Additional procedures include blood transfusions and procedural sedation for both adults and pediatrics.
This role involves using special equipment such as IV pumps and bedside ultrasounds.
All skills and certifications must be maintained as per facility standards.