Travel RN - Emergency Dept

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 13, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced Emergency Dept RN for a 13-week day shift travel contract at a Level III Trauma Center in Kirksville, MO, requiring at least 2 years of ED experience and prior travel nursing experience.

Details

• Work in an 11-bed Emergency Department at a 93-bed Level III Trauma Center, ACC Chest Pain/STEMI Center, and Joint Commission Acute Ready Stroke Center
• Serves a high-acuity patient population spanning all ages, from neonates to elderly, with approximately 1,100 patient visits per month
• Patient population includes ESI levels 1–5, with an average ESI level 3 acuity; expected ratio is 4–5:1
• Patients include stroke, STEMI, trauma, sepsis, and psychiatric holds (facility has no inpatient psych unit)
• Procedures performed include triage, PIV placement, port access/deaccess, foley insertion, NG/OG tube placement, wound care, splint/OCL application, and assistance with art line, central line, and chest tube placement
• Ultrasound-guided IV access is available and preferred but not required
• EMR is MEDHOST EDIS; medication dispensing via Omnicell (no barcode medication administration in the ED)
• Day shift: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM; weekends required
• Float to other departments may be required; agency and permanent staff share the same float rotation (average is approximately 1 shift per 13-week contract)

Requirements

• Active MO RN license or compact RN license currently in hand
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC — no certifications may expire within the first 30 days of the assignment start date
• Minimum 2 years of ED RN experience required
• Minimum 1 year of travel nursing experience required
• Proficiency in triage, PIV, port access/deaccess, foley placement, NG/OG placement, wound care, and splint/OCL application required
• Must be able to assist with arterial line, central line, and chest tube placement
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible

Additional Information

• Responsible for ensuring appropriate EMTALA paperwork is completed in accordance with regulatory guidelines and hospital policy
• On weekends, ED RNs are required to make placement calls for psychiatric patients being boarded in the ED
• Willingness to precept staff eventually is required, though precepting is not expected immediately; prior preceptor or charge experience is preferred
• Department operates with a direct-to-bed model whenever possible and functions as a team
• Scrub color: any solid color
• RTO requests must be less than one week in duration
• Candidates who have worked at any CHS facility as permanent staff within the past 2 years are not eligible for this position
• First-time travelers are not eligible for this position