Job Title
Registered Nurse – Emergency Room (Adult)
Location
Rochester, NY | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract (13 Weeks) | Nights: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM / Days: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Alternating | 3x12-Hour Shifts | Every other weekend required | Every other holiday required, if needed
Key Responsibilities
- Provide emergency nursing care to adult and geriatric patients across all emergency diagnoses, maintaining a 1:5 nurse-to-patient ratio
- Perform and manage IV therapy including blood product administration, central line care, phlebotomy, IV insertion and maintenance, and IV vasopressor administration
- Manage and monitor patients requiring CPAP/BiPAP and ventilator support
- Care for patients presenting with CVA/stroke, neuro-trauma, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury
- Perform cardiac monitoring including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias; manage ortho trauma, gunshot wounds, and pediatric emergencies
- Conduct triage, maintain isolation precautions, and utilize special equipment including Bair hugger, rapid infuser, and safe patient handling equipment; float within skillset as required
Required Qualifications
- Active New York Single State RN license required at time of submission (NY is not a Compact state; pending licenses are not accepted)
- BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required (valid NIHSS must be included at time of submission)
- EPIC charting experience is a hard requirement
- Minimum 1 year of relevant clinical experience required
- Candidates must be available to work every other weekend and every other holiday as needed
- Candidates residing within 75 miles of the facility are not eligible for this position
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience in high-acuity emergency settings including trauma, stroke, and pediatric emergencies
- Familiarity with advanced airway and ventilator management in an ED environment
- Prior travel nursing experience welcomed; first-time travelers are accepted
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art, 24/7 emergency department within a Magnet-recognized acute care teaching facility certified as an Advanced Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center
- Gain experience in a dynamic, high-acuity environment featuring a dedicated pediatric ED, trauma suite, and crisis intervention unit