Job Title
Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN)
Job Summary
This is a 13-week travel assignment for an experienced Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) located in Watertown, New York. The successful candidate will deliver comprehensive, high-quality nursing care to a diverse patient population presenting with various acute and critical conditions within a dynamic and fast-paced emergency setting.
The role demands a highly skilled and adaptable nurse capable of rapid assessment, intervention, and stabilization of patients across the lifespan. Responsibilities include managing complex cases, collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring optimal patient safety and positive outcomes in a high-acuity environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, assess, and intervene effectively in life-threatening situations and medical emergencies.
- Provide direct patient care following established nursing principles, protocols, and best practices.
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, addressing clinical, educational, mental, and spiritual needs.
- Ensure patient and staff safety by recognizing potential hazards and implementing appropriate interventions, including the safe use of patient lifting equipment.
- Potentially assume Charge Nurse duties, demonstrating strong leadership and delegation skills.
- Administer medications, perform IV insertions, and conduct phlebotomy procedures as required.
- Educate patients and families on their conditions, treatment plans, and discharge instructions.
Required Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Minimum of 1 year of recent, acute care Emergency Department experience.
- Prior travel nursing experience.
- Must reside outside a 100-mile radius of Watertown, New York.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous Critical Care experience.
- Prior Charge Nurse experience.
Skills & Competencies
- Proficiency with MEDITECH Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.
- Strong ability to identify and interpret lethal dysrhythmias.
- Competence in defibrillation techniques.
- Proficiency in IV insertion, medication administration, and phlebotomy.
- Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills in high-stress environments.
- Strong leadership, prioritization, and delegation abilities.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills (written and verbal).
- Thorough knowledge of nursing principles and patient care best practices.
- Ability to assess and implement safe patient handling techniques.
Shift Details
- Shift Type: Night Shift (NOC)
- Hours: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM
- Shift Duration: 12 hours
- Days per Week: 3 days per week
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Start Date: 2026-11-02
- End Date: 2027-02-03
- Call Requirements: Not specified.
- Weekend Rotations: Not specified.
Licensing Requirements
- Current and unencumbered New York State (NYS) Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.