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RN EREmergency Room
Job Location:
Job Location:
Peoria, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
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Posted:
23 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
20 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Unit Notes
Department: ER RN
- Trauma Level: Level 1
- #Beds: 65 - all private 2 trauma bays
- Nurse: Patient Ratios: 1:3-5 (variable based on acuity or needs of department)
- Required Certs: BLS ACLS ENPC or PALS TNCC or TNS
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: In the ED we have all types of patients. See newborns to the elderly with a very
will not likely be sent to the trauma bay as the primary nurse caring for these patients.
- Experience or Must have skills: Candidates must have required certifications. General nursing skills - would prefer 2 years of
nursing experience at least and at least 1 prior travel assignment. SANE RN experience preferred. Working at a hospital with
residents (teaching hospital) preferred.
- Common drips: We do titrate all types of drips. Working in the ED certainly nurses would expect to take care of a wide variety of
critical patients. They would need to be proficient in vasopressor drips and titration of those drips along with cardiac drips
antihypertensive drugs and more.
- ED Physician &/or Mid-Levels staffed: Varies based on time of day. There is a minimum of 3 attendings at all times.
- Is there a Charge Nurse &/or House Supervisor on each shift Does the charge nurse take an assignment: 2 charge nurses - 1
handles incoming patient/telemetry radios etc. the other handles the needs throughout of the department. They do not routinely
take teams but do often function as the second nurse in traumas or critical patients as needed. We also have a house supervisor 24/7.
- Are there nurse aids/EMT/Paramedics/Patient Sitters on each shift Ratios: We do have ED techs. Their roles are slightly different
than a traditional floor tech. Ratios are 1:9.
- RT Equipment (Vents Cpap Bipap High Flow etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot: Yes we
have all of those. We do have respiratory therapists who assist with this.
- Do you have Tele/Monitor Techs in the ER Are RNs required to read their own strips What brand are the Tele monitors: We have
a monitor tech but the nurses working in the ED should be able to interpret and act on rhythms that a patient has. I would expect
monitors and we would orient a traveler to their use.
- X-Ray or CT in the ER: Radiology staff or transport will transport.
- Does Phlebotomy draw labs or RNs draw: Nurses and techs draw labs. Boarders do have labs drawn by phlebotomy at times
- Shifts & Scheduling: 12 hour shifts. Day shift: 7a 8a 9a Mid Shift: 10a 11a 12p 1p 3p Night Shift: 7p. Positions are not
day/night rotating. Travelers do not self-schedule they are scheduled by the scheduling manager but can include time off
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Department: ER RN
- Trauma Level: Level 1
- #Beds: 65 - all private 2 trauma bays
- Nurse: Patient Ratios: 1:3-5 (variable based on acuity or needs of department)
- Required Certs: BLS ACLS ENPC or PALS TNCC or TNS
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: In the ED we have all types of patients. See newborns to the elderly with a very
will not likely be sent to the trauma bay as the primary nurse caring for these patients.
- Experience or Must have skills: Candidates must have required certifications. General nursing skills - would prefer 2 years of
nursing experience at least and at least 1 prior travel assignment. SANE RN experience preferred. Working at a hospital with
residents (teaching hospital) preferred.
- Common drips: We do titrate all types of drips. Working in the ED certainly nurses would expect to take care of a wide variety of
critical patients. They would need to be proficient in vasopressor drips and titration of those drips along with cardiac drips
antihypertensive drugs and more.
- ED Physician &/or Mid-Levels staffed: Varies based on time of day. There is a minimum of 3 attendings at all times.
- Is there a Charge Nurse &/or House Supervisor on each shift Does the charge nurse take an assignment: 2 charge nurses - 1
handles incoming patient/telemetry radios etc. the other handles the needs throughout of the department. They do not routinely
take teams but do often function as the second nurse in traumas or critical patients as needed. We also have a house supervisor 24/7.
- Are there nurse aids/EMT/Paramedics/Patient Sitters on each shift Ratios: We do have ED techs. Their roles are slightly different
than a traditional floor tech. Ratios are 1:9.
- RT Equipment (Vents Cpap Bipap High Flow etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot: Yes we
have all of those. We do have respiratory therapists who assist with this.
- Do you have Tele/Monitor Techs in the ER Are RNs required to read their own strips What brand are the Tele monitors: We have
a monitor tech but the nurses working in the ED should be able to interpret and act on rhythms that a patient has. I would expect
monitors and we would orient a traveler to their use.
- X-Ray or CT in the ER: Radiology staff or transport will transport.
- Does Phlebotomy draw labs or RNs draw: Nurses and techs draw labs. Boarders do have labs drawn by phlebotomy at times
- Shifts & Scheduling: 12 hour shifts. Day shift: 7a 8a 9a Mid Shift: 10a 11a 12p 1p 3p Night Shift: 7p. Positions are not
day/night rotating. Travelers do not self-schedule they are scheduled by the scheduling manager but can include time off
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