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Emergency Room — ER Holding / Acute Care | Night Shift | Knoxville, TN

This 13-week night shift contract supports a busy emergency department's holding area, caring for admitted patients awaiting inpatient bed placement. Nurses may be assigned to a designated holding zone or hallway beds; on rare occasions when no boarders are present, assignment to an acute care area is possible.

Shift & Schedule

• 4x12-hour nights | 18:45–07:15
• Every other weekend and some holidays required
• Block scheduling considered

Patient Population & Acuity

• Admitted ED boarders awaiting inpatient placement
• Acute care / medical-surgical telemetry-level acuity

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of Acute Care or MS Tele experience
• ACLS and BLS required
• Active Tennessee RN license or compact license in hand at time of submission — pending licenses not accepted
• Prior charting experience required for RN candidates
• Willing and able to float within scope to meet unit needs
• 2 references required (may be pending at submission)

Vaccines

• COVID-19: Not required
• Flu: Required (medical/religious exemptions considered)

Additional Notes

• Orientation includes non-billable specialty modules averaging 2–4 hours (5-hour maximum), completed on-site and recorded by a Nurse Educator
• First-time travelers considered on a case-by-case basis based on experience