Travel Emergency Department RN - $2,946 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: 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 RN for a Level I Emergency Department position requiring critical care experience and trauma certifications, with AL or compact license required.

Details

• 71-bed Emergency Department at a Level I Trauma facility
• Patient population includes multi-system trauma, STEMI, stroke, CHF, COPD, GI, GU, OB/GYN, pediatrics, and psychiatric cases
• Receives transfers from other facilities
• Patient ratios: 1:4 ER, 1:5 MS Holds, 1:3 ICU Holds
• EMR: Cerner
• IV pumps: Plum 360, medication dispensing via Omnicell, monitors by Spacelabs
• 12-hour night shifts, 48 hours per week, with shift start times of 7a, 7p, 11a, or 3p
• 4-week schedule cycle
• Weekend rotation required (every other weekend or 4 weekend days per month on block schedule)
• No floating required
• No on-call requirements
• Unit supported by CNAs (1:12 ratio), charge nurse, receptionist/HUC, phlebotomy (until 0300), IV/VAT team, and hospitalist

Requirements

• Active RN license (AL or Compact) required
• Certifications required: BLS, ACLS, PALS, Secure/CPI (nationally recognized/JCAHO accepted), NIHSS, and TNCC
• First-time travelers considered with at least 2 years of Cerner or Epic experience and Level I or II Trauma experience, or 3+ years of Level III Trauma experience at a 300+ bed facility
• Experienced travelers need at least 2 years of critical care experience (ICU or ER) with the most recent year in a Level I or II ER
• Cerner or Epic experience preferred
• 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

• Provide emergency care across a wide range of trauma and acute patient conditions
• Orientation for new or returning travelers (gone 1+ year) includes 24 hours classroom time and 24 hours on unit
• Rehire orientation length depends on last date worked at facility
• Holiday coverage required for one major and one minor seasonal holiday per policy
• Facility maintains annual blackout dates restricting RTO approval during those periods
• Up to 7 days of time off can be pre-approved excluding blackout dates
• Scrubs: any solid color accepted
• Parking available in a parking garage
• Must reside outside a 60-mile radius of the facility to be eligible
• Former perm staff must wait 6 months before being considered as a traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-748772. 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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