Travel Nurse RN - Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma in Hickory, NC

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Travel Registered Nurse – Emergency Room (Nights)

Hickory, North Carolina

Contract | 13-Week Travel Assignment | Nights (6:45 PM – 7:15 AM) | 36 Hours per Week Guaranteed | Onsite

• Provide direct patient care in a 32-bed Emergency Department serving a birth-to-death patient population in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment
• Respond to and manage a wide range of emergency presentations including strokes, STEMIs, and trauma cases
• Maintain patient ratios of 1:4 to 1:5 while delivering high-quality patient and family experience
• Operate and monitor critical care equipment and document accurately within a Cerner EHR system
• Rotate weekend shifts on an every-other-weekend basis and adjust hours as needed based on census
• Float to other areas of the facility within established competencies as needed

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience
• Current ACLS certification
• Current PALS or ENPC certification
• Current NIHSS certification
• Strong critical care thinking skills and ability to thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced emergency setting

• Prior experience in a fast-paced emergency department setting
• Experience managing stroke, STEMI, and trauma patients
• Energetic, knowledgeable, and adaptable personality well-suited to a dynamic ED environment

• Join a well-established medical center home to specialized centers including a Brain Center, Heart Center, Cancer Center, and a Level 3 NICU, offering a clinically rich travel experience
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week with structured orientation dates providing a smooth onboarding experience