Travel ER RN - $3,169 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: 08/28/2026
• 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: Aug 28, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for a Level I Trauma Center Emergency Department, requiring prior Level I Trauma experience and a CT or compact RN license.

Details

• 13-week assignment with possibility of extending to 26 weeks
• Night shift, 4x12 hours, 19:00-07:00
• Emergency Department caring for combined adult/pediatric patients
• Average patient ratio of 1:6 for both day and night shifts
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call responsibilities
• Will crosstrain and float to other campuses and ED observation units within scope
• Open to accommodating a block schedule
• Uses Epic for charting
• Travelers do not staff trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required (pending license accepted)
• BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certifications required
• NIHSS, PALS certifications required
• CPI and ENPC certifications preferred
• 2 years of ED experience required; 1.5 years considered for candidates from a Level I Trauma Center or with travel experience
• Level I Trauma Center experience required
• Level II Trauma experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• Skills in psychiatric care, IV therapy, respiratory management, neurological trauma, and cardiac monitoring preferred
• 1 professional reference required
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required except for religious/medical exemptions

Additional Information

• Assigned to one primary campus with possible rotation to other campuses and ED observation units
• Provide emergency care for a wide range of conditions including trauma, cardiac events, stroke, psychiatric emergencies, and multisystem organ dysfunction
• Level I Trauma Center and Academic Medical Center setting with over 1,000 beds
• STEMI and Stroke Certified facility
• Requests for RTO greater than 7 days require additional approval
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Former staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible as a traveler
• Local candidates within 75 miles of the facility are not accepted for this position
• Travelers may be required to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities as needed

American Traveler Job ID #P-736879. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48 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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