Job Title

Registered Nurse – Emergency Room (Contract / Travel)

Location

Austin, Texas

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13-Week Travel Assignment) | Night Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | Rotating Weekends | No On-Call Required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a high-volume Emergency Department with 48 private rooms, 27 hallway stretchers, 9 fast track bays, and 5 behavioral health rooms
• Maintain patient ratios of 1:4 in the ED, 1:5 in behavioral health, and 1:3 for cardiac/trauma patients
• Perform and assist with procedures including splinting, EKGs, central line management, airway support, trauma assists, rapid infusion, and resuscitation
• Operate unit equipment including Alaris pumps, Belmont and Level 1 Rapid Infusers, and Stryker stretchers
• Support behavioral health de-escalation and utilize CPI techniques as needed
• Document and manage patient care using the MEDITECH electronic medical records system

Required Qualifications

• Active and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in Texas
• Minimum of 1 year of Emergency Room nursing experience
• Current ACLS certification
• Current BLS certification
• Current ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course) certification
• Current TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) certification and NIHSS certification

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior experience with MEDITECH EMR
• Trauma experience in an acute care emergency setting
• Holding or inpatient experience
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training

Why Join Us

• Join a well-established, active Emergency Department supported by a collaborative team including charge nurses, mid-shift coverage, PCTs, paramedics, and LVNs
• Work in a department recognized for strong team culture with an active Unit-Based Council and Social Committee