ED - Emergency Room

Opportunity:

RN - ER

Job Details:

• Work three 12-hour shifts per week
• Rotating weekends and holidays required
• Block scheduling is not available
• No on-call responsibilities
• Patient ratio of 3:1 on days, nights, and weekends
• Every other weekend required
• RNs occasionally rotate to a 9-bed locked crisis unit within the department
• Minimum of 2 years of ED experience required; 18 months may be considered with strong background and travel experience
• First-time travelers will be considered with 2 years of ED experience
• Previous charge experience preferred
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, TNCC
• Maryland license or VA/compact license required
• Key skills required include: triage, IV insertion and maintenance, blood product administration, care of ventilated patients, BiPAP/CPAP management, central line care, chest tube management, interpretation of dysrhythmias, management of dysrhythmias, procedural sedation administration and monitoring, interpretation of arterial blood gases, IV vasopressors, continuous IV sedation, continuous IV paralytics, ICP monitoring, 12-lead EKG/ECG, phlebotomy, splint application, psychiatric hold management, suicidal patient care, managing violent behavior, drug overdose care, CVA management, spinal cord injury care, ortho trauma, acute psychosis, and isolation precautions/PPE