Travel Emergency Department RN - $2,059 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Emergency Department RN for a high-acuity Level II trauma center requiring at least 2 years of critical care experience and Cerner or Epic proficiency.

Details

• Work in a 71-bed Emergency Department functioning as a high-acuity Level II trauma center (operates as Level I)
• Treats multi-system trauma, STEMI, stroke, CHF, COPD, GI, GU, OB/GYN, pediatric, and psychiatric patients
• Patient ratios of 1:4 in ER, 1:5 for MS holds, and 1:3 for ICU holds
• Unit supported by CNAs (1:12 ratio), charge nurse, HUC/receptionist, phlebotomy (until 0300), IV/VAT team, and hospitalist
• EMR: Cerner; IV pumps: Plum 360; medication dispensing via Omnicell; monitors: Spacelabs
• 12-hour day shifts on a 36/48 schedule with various start times (7a-7p, 7p-7a, 11a-11p, 3p-3a)
• 4-week schedule cycle with weekend rotation (every other weekend or 4 weekend days per month on block schedule)
• No floating required
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active AL or compact RN license required
• Certifications required: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, TNCC, and Secure/CPI (nationally recognized/JCAHO accepted)
• Minimum 2 years of critical care experience (ICU, ER, or MS hold), with most recent year in a Level II ER
• Cerner or Epic EMR experience required for first-time travelers; preferred for experienced travelers
• Level II Trauma (or higher) experience required for first-time travelers
• Skills required: trach care, vent care, ICU drip care and maintenance, chest tube, art line, CVL, PICC, midline, port, foley, splint/ortho device application and care, BiPAP/HiFlow, and continuous bladder irrigation

Additional Information

• Scrub color: any solid color
• Parking available in a parking garage
• New or returning travelers (absent 1+ years) receive 24 hours of classroom orientation and 24 hours on the unit
• Rehire orientation length depends on last date worked at the facility
• Holiday expectations include one major and one minor seasonal holiday per policy, with scheduling not guaranteed off prior to arrival
• Up to 7 days of time off may be pre-approved, excluding facility blackout dates
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply with qualifying experience
• Candidates must reside outside a 60-mile radius of the facility
• Former permanent staff must wait 6 months before being considered as a traveler at this facility

American Traveler Job ID #P-775248. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 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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