Registered Nurse - ER

Registered Nurse/ER

Location: Huntersville, NC

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract (Travel Nursing)
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $46.40 $50.40 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Night Shift, 12-Hour Nights 18:45 07:15 (3 12); every other weekend (Saturday/Sunday)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This is a travel nursing contract position in the Emergency Department at a community hospital in Northern Mecklenburg County. The facility is stroke certified and chest pain certified, caring for the entire age spectrum in a fast-paced ED environment supported by dedicated charge nurses, ED MDs, mid-level providers, CNAs, MURs, and paramedics.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide emergency nursing care across the entire age spectrum in a community hospital ED setting
• Perform IV starts, triage, telemetry monitoring, and interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Administer conscious sedation and procedural sedation
• Participate in stroke protocol, including administration of t-PA and TNK, with transfer coordination to PMC
• Participate in chest pain protocol (walk-in STEMI only); coordinate transfer to PMC cath lab for intervention
• Coordinate transfers for trauma, dialysis, and pediatric patients as the facility does not provide those services onsite
• Manage ED MSU boarding when the department is overcapacity
• Operate Alaris IV pumps and perform scanning for medications and lab specimens
• Work with Pyxis and EPIC unit systems
• Adhere to target patient ratios of 1:4, with assignments flexing up and down based on acuity
• Fulfill every-other-weekend requirement (Saturday/Sunday)
• Complete 2 twelve-hour shifts of unit orientation plus Hospital Orientation classes during week one

Required Skills

• IV Start
• Triage
• Telemetry
• Conscious Sedation
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Procedural Sedation Administration

Preferred Skills

• Experience with critical care patients
• Trauma experience
• Triage (advanced)
• Boarding inpatients experience

Education Requirements

• ACLS (required)
• BCLS (required)
• NIH Stroke Scale (required)
• PALS (required)
• MOAB (required; facility will offer MOAB class)
• ENPC (preferred)
• TNCC (preferred)

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 3 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience required
• First-time travelers accepted
• Local candidates accepted

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Community hospital ED setting in Northern Mecklenburg County
• Target patient ratio: 1:4 assignments flex up and down based on acuity
• 36 hours only can be offered per week
• Night shift: 12-hour nights, 18:45 07:15
• Every-other-weekend requirement: Saturday/Sunday
• Float requirement: None
• No trauma services onsite (transfer to PMC)
• No dialysis services onsite (transfer)
• Pediatrics not admitted (transfer)
• Stroke certified administers t-PA, TNK, transfers to PMC
• Chest pain certified walk-in STEMI only; transfers to PMC cath lab for intervention
• Cath lab performs intervention onsite
• Paramedics present in department
• Dedicated charge nurse 24/7
• Can be overcapacity in house; ED MSU boarding occurs
• Nursing staff includes RNs, CNAs, MURs, and Paramedics; ED MDs and MLPs on unit
• Special equipment: Alaris IV pumps; scanning for medications and lab specimens
• Unit systems: Pyxis, EPIC
• Scheduling type: Per Unit Needs
• Scrubs: Navy and/or White
• Flu vaccination required (medical/religious exemptions only)

Important Notes

• RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call-offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly result in a contract cancellation and DNR (Do Not Rehire).
• RTO maximum: 7 days for Aya Auto Offer assignments
• Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty
• Unit orientation: 2 twelve-hour shifts on the unit; Hospital Orientation week one traveler must be available for classes each day

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This healthcare organization operates a community-based acute care hospital in the greater Charlotte, NC region, serving patients across the Northern Mecklenburg County area. The facility employs registered nurses, emergency department physicians, mid-level providers, paramedics, certified nursing assistants, and clinical support staff across a full-service emergency department recognized for stroke and chest pain certification.

About GTT

GTT is an NMSDC-certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. GTT is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, an Alaska-based company and one of the largest Alaska Native-owned corporations. An Inc. 5000 honoree and one of SIA's Best Staffing Firms to Work For, GTT connects professionals with Fortune 500 organizations across IT, engineering, construction, utilities, life sciences, financial services, and healthcare throughout the U.S. and Canada. We're committed to diverse, inclusive workplaces and to placing people in roles where they can do their best work.

Job Number: 26-18408

Industry: Healthcare