Travel ED RN - $2,998 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Springfield, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/26/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an Emergency Department RN for a Level I trauma center requiring 2+ years of combined adult/pediatric ED experience and an active IL RN license.

Details

• Acute care hospital Level I trauma center and Magnet-designated facility with 562 staffed beds
• 56-bed ED with an average daily census of 175 patients
• Night shift, 4x12s or 3x12s, 1900-0730
• Works every other weekend
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities
• Uses Cerner charting system

Requirements

• Active IL RN license (or in application process with ETA to apply)
• Minimum 2 years of ED experience required
• General Emergency Department experience with combined adult/pediatric populations required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC (NIHSS, NRP, and TNS preferred)
• Cerner charting experience required
• AHA and Red Cross certifications accepted; RQI cards not accepted
• SSN and DOB required for consideration
• Experience with cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation/management required
• Experience obtaining 12-lead EKGs required
• IV therapy and phlebotomy skills required, including blood product administration and starting IVs
• Experience with emergency medications, IV vasopressors, and procedural sedation administration required
• Experience managing neurological cases including CVA, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury required
• Experience splinting/managing orthopedic injuries required
• Pediatric case experience required, including abdominal pain, asthma, head injury, infections, poison ingestion, respiratory infections, and seizures
• Experience identifying and reporting abuse required
• Psychiatric case experience required, including acute psychosis, drug overdose, managing violent behavior, and suicidal patients
• Respiratory case experience required, including chest tube insertion/management and intubation
• Isolation precautions/PPE and triage experience required
• Teaching hospital and Level I/II trauma experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide emergency care to a combined adult/pediatric patient population in a high-volume ED
• Scrub color is any solid color
• Parking permit required at no cost, completed during orientation
• Local candidates accepted with no radius restriction
• Previous permanent or PRN employees of the hospital system must be separated for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler
• RTO requests ideally limited to 5 days or fewer
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Travel pairs are not accepted

American Traveler Job ID #P-764809. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Emergency Dept

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