Travel ED RN - $3,444 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in New Haven, Connecticut.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/04/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 4, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Emergency Dept Observation Unit position requiring CT or compact RN license and Level I Trauma Center experience.

Details

• 16-bed ED Observation Unit, a separate location from the Main ED providing non-admitted observation level of care
• Average patient ratio of 1:6 for both day and night shifts
• Day shift schedule, 4x12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
• Every other weekend required
• Floating within scope required to meet facility needs
• Open to accommodating block schedules
• No on-call requirements
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required (pending license accepted)
• BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certifications required
• CPI, ENPC, and NIHSS certifications preferred
• 2 years of ED experience preferred; will accept 1.5 years from a similar hospital setting
• Level I or Level II Trauma Center experience preferred
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Experience with psychiatric patients, including acute psychosis, drug overdose, managing violent behavior, and suicidal patients
• IV therapy and phlebotomy skills including arterial line management, blood product administration, and central line care
• Respiratory skills including intubation assistance, BiPAP/CPAP management, and ABG interpretation preferred for ventilated patient care
• Experience with emergency medications including IV vasopressors and continuous IV sedation/paralytics
• Neurological care experience including CVA, ICP monitoring, and traumatic brain/spinal cord injury management preferred
• Cardiac monitoring skills including dysrhythmia interpretation/management and 12-lead EKG/ECG acquisition
• Shock/trauma experience including gunshot wounds and traumatic amputation
• Orthopedic skills including splint application and ortho trauma management preferred
• 1 reference required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide emergency and observation-level nursing care in a Level I Trauma Center, Short Term Acute Care facility with 1,567 staffed beds
• If requirements for the York Street Campus ED are not met, placement will be at the Observation Unit, with consideration for other campus EDs after successful completion of contracts
• First-time travelers not accepted unless candidate has Epic charting experience
• RTO requests greater than 7 days require facility approval
• Previous perm staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler
• Local candidates not accepted within a 75-mile radius of the facility
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with exemptions available for religious or medical reasons only
• Weekend call-out policy requires make-up shifts to be rescheduled within the following 6-week scheduling period

American Traveler Job ID #P-784521. 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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