Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department - $2,326 per week

Aptiva Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Bismarck, North Dakota.

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 05/18/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Department:   Emergency Room  (RN)

- Trauma Level:    Level II
- # of Beds/Trauma Bays:    21 including fast track
- Do you have a Fast Track?:    verticle flow has chairs, patients if stable go back to waiting room, and MD has orders in. Travelers utilized in verticle flow area
- Do you have a separate Triage area?:      yes, vitals etc. Usually core staff to do triage, travelers, after being there awhile, could take triage competencies to triage, if have previous experience.
- Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed w/in the ER?    ER RN to take boarding patients, if stable go to vertical flow or more unstable keep close to nurses station.
- Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms?     1 psych room, cameras in room
- Is Security in-house 24/7? Housed in the ER?     Security office is in the ER, and in house 24/7
- On average, how many patients do you treat in the ER/day?     50-60/ day, mostly ESI Level 3, some 4, and rarely 1
- Nurse:Patient Ratios:    1:3-4 based on acuity, maybe 5 (if boarding and grouped together) 
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients:    peds to geriatrics, traumas- allow travelers to take, CAH transfers, Stroke, STEMI, SOB, abdominal pain, etc.
- Experience or 'Must have' skills:    Prefer previous travel experience but open to first time travelers.
- Common drips:    vasopressors, heparin, antiarrhythmics, (critical care drips for ICU holds, would be a 1:1)
- ED Physician &/or Mid-Levels staffed? Generally how many are on at a time?     All MDs no mid levels, here 24/7, 1 MD overnight until 6 am and 3 MDs during busiest times
- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?:    Charge Nurse- outside of staffing, manages throughput of department and helping hand
- Are there nurse aids/EMT/Paramedics/Patient Sitters on each shift? Ratios? Duties?:   1 ED tech (usually), up to 2 depending on how busy they are. Duties include: EKGS, patient care, vitals, blood glucose etc. 
- Is RT in the ER 24/7? Do they do ABGs, breathing Tx, & EKGs?    RT comes as soon as needed, not physically in the department 24/7 but in house
- RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?     RT to handle the equipment, and breathing treatments
- Do you have Tele/Monitor Techs in the ER?    Tele in main nurses station, no techs. RN to read and interpret strips, MD to verify.
- X-Ray or CT in the ER? Transport?    Both are next to the ER, if stable CT will come get the patient, if unstable the RN to go with
- Does Phlebotomy draw labs or RNs draw?     RN to draw off IV starts and phlebtomy available as a resource 
- Shifts & Scheduling:   12hr shifts w/ varied start times: 7a-7p, 9a-9p, 11a-11p, 2p-2a, 7p-7a, Manager does the scheduling based on needs and staff availability, will try to accommodate block scheduling based on need.
- Weekend Requirements:   Every other
- Holiday Requirements:    Every other
- Floating Requirements:    rare ability to float due to census and staffing, to task/ or as helping hands
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?:    1-2 shifts in the ER
- Scrub Color/Dress Code    any color scrubs

We are a Joint Commission accredited Healthcare staffing agency recruiting Registered Nurses and Allied professionals nationwide for Travel assignments and permanent positions. We believe in getting you the highest paying assignment and handle your contract with accuracy and transparency so that nothing is left to guessing and uncertainties. Join us and choose from the amazing locations and best paying assignments many of which are from award winning facilities. Your satisfaction is our top priority.

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• License and certification reimbursement
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• Cancelation protection
• Medical benefits