Travel ER RN - $1,951 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• 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 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Emergency Department position requiring a compact or LA license and CPI certification.

Details

• Work in the Emergency Department of a hospital environment
• Combined adult/pediatric ED with occasional pediatric ED cases
• 1:4 patient ratio
• Epic charting experience required
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours, 6:45am-7:15pm
• On-call required every other weekend
• No call-in shifts

Requirements

• Active RN license, Compact or LA, in hand upon consideration
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS, and CPI (NIHSS preferred)
• Minimum 2 years of recent ED experience required
• Experience managing pediatric and adult emergency cases including abdominal pain, asthma, burns, head injury, and respiratory infection
• Experience with psychiatric emergencies including acute psychosis, drug overdose, and suicidal patients
• Skilled in IV therapy, phlebotomy, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Experience with emergency medications, IV vasopressors, and procedural sedation monitoring
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and 12-lead EKG/ECG acquisition
• Experience managing shock/trauma cases including gunshot wounds and traumatic amputations
• Experience with triage and isolation precautions/PPE
• Experience applying splints
• Driver's license required for consideration
• Up-to-date NURSYS report required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide emergency care across a wide range of adult and pediatric conditions, including neurological, respiratory, and psychiatric emergencies
• May be assigned to an Emergency Team during facility emergency events, with an expectation to remain onsite or serve on a relief team until the event concludes
• Two manager/supervisor references (not charge RNs) required to obtain clearance to start, though not required for initial consideration
• Orientation held 5 days a week
• Must be willing to work 2 of 4 designated holiday periods annually: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Candidates must live more than 65 miles from the facility; local candidates are not accepted
• Previous permanent staff or in-house agency contractors must be separated from the health system for a full year before returning as a traveler
• All requested time off must be listed on the candidate's profile and discussed during the interview to avoid risk of offer rescission

American Traveler Job ID #P-775038. 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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