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Emergency Room RN — Travel Contract | Latrobe, PA
Contract: 17 weeks | Shift: Rotating 12-hour days (07:00–19:30 or 11:00–23:30) | Weekend coverage required
This Emergency Department serves all age groups — neonates through geriatrics — in a combined adult/pediatric environment with a high daily patient volume. The unit is stroke-certified and functions as a chest pain referral site, with an adolescent psychiatric component. Travelers must be comfortable managing a broad, fast-paced patient mix across medical, trauma, behavioral health, and pediatric presentations.
Clinical Scope
- , procedural sedation, dysrhythmia interpretation and management
- Ventilated patients, chest tube insertion/management, BiPAP/CPAP
- IV vasopressors, continuous IV sedation and paralytics, blood product administration
- Stroke response, 12-lead EKG acquisition, psychiatric holds and suicidal patient management
- Pediatric emergencies, burns, seizures, drug overdose, multisystem organ failure
Required Certifications *(AHA only; must be current at submission)*
ACLS, BLS, CPI, NIHSS, PALS
Licensing
Active Pennsylvania or Compact RN license required at submission
Experience & Qualifications
- Minimum 1 year of Emergency Department experience
- All ages and acuity levels; 4–5 patient ratio experience preferred
- Electronic charting experience required; familiarity with community hospital systems preferred
- Travel experience preferred but not required
Additional Details
- Rotating shifts; every other holiday required
- Float to sister facilities within a 10-mile radius possible
- Flu vaccine required (medical/religious exemptions considered)
- Two supervisor references preferred
- Non-local candidates only (50-mile radius restriction applies)
- Pre-start modules must be completed before first day on unit