Job Title
Registered Nurse – Emergency Room
Location
Glen Burnie, MD | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 12 Weeks | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (20:00–08:30) | Every Other Weekend Required
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a high-volume, fast-paced, non-trauma emergency department serving patients of all ages (neonates to geriatrics)
- Manage a patient ratio of 1:4, up to 1:5 with lower acuity, across a 66-bed emergency department with an average census of 200+
- Staff and rotate within a 10-bed ED Hold/Observation unit embedded within the ER department, with ratios of 1:5, up to 1:6 with lower acuity
- Float within the emergency specialty, including the ED Hold/Obs unit, as needed
- Document patient care accurately using EPIC EMR (preferred)
- Work required holidays as scheduled; no pre-scheduled on-call shifts required
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of emergency department nursing experience required; first-time travelers with strong ED experience will be considered
- Active Maryland RN license or Compact License required at time of submission
- BLS certification (AHA only) required
- ACLS certification (AHA only) required
- PALS certification (AHA only) required
- NIH Stroke Scale certification required
- CPI certification required — only the Calm Every Storm online version is accepted as an online option
- Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible (permanent address must be 50+ miles from facility address)
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with EPIC EMR
- Comfort managing complex, multi-diagnosis patient populations across a broad age range
- Experience in or comfort with ED observation/hold unit settings
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to gain experience in a high-volume emergency department environment with a diverse and complex patient population
- First-time travelers with strong ED backgrounds are welcome to apply