Travel ER RN - $2,243 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/08/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Emergency Department position requiring 2+ years of recent acute care ED experience and an active IL RN license.

Details

• Emergency Department setting within a hospital
• Night shift, 3x12 hours, 7:30pm-7am
• Every other weekend required (2 weekends per month)
• Mandatory float facility; clinicians required to float within scope to meet facility needs at the facility's discretion
• May be floated to units outside primary area of competency with a team-based care model for support
• May be floated to another facility within 50 miles of home facility with as little as 2 hours notice
• Uses Cerner charting system

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required (no pending licenses accepted)
• Minimum 2 years of recent acute care Emergency Department experience required
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• PALS preferred
• Experience with IV therapy/phlebotomy, arterial line management, respiratory care including BiPAP/CPAP and ventilated patients, ABG interpretation, cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, isolation precautions/PPE, triage, medication administration including IV vasopressors, and procedural sedation monitoring
• Central line care/management experience preferred
• Two professional references required from supervisors within the past 2 years, with one from the most recent employer
• Proof of COVID vaccination required with no exceptions

Additional Information

• Provide emergency department nursing care including triage, monitoring, and emergency response for acute patients
• No block scheduling or special scheduling requests are approved
• RTO limited to 5 days max with no more than 2 consecutive days, and no RTO on weekends
• No RTO permitted on holidays or the day before/after a holiday
• Local candidates accepted and preferred within 75 miles of the facility
• Returning resources must undergo full recredentialing and reattend orientation regardless of break length
• First-time travelers are not preferred for this assignment
• Lab work must be completed within 72 hours of accepting the assignment
• Scrub color is not specified and any color is acceptable

American Traveler Job ID #P-786912. 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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