Talent4Health is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Job Description Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 07/21/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, evenings, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Guaranteed Hours

36 hours per week

Years of Experience

2 Years ER experience

Orientation Hours

24 Hours

Required Certifications

ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC RN license ID Covid card and references

Unit Notes

Unit: ER/ED
Trauma Level: Level 3 Trauma
STEMI Receiving: Yes
Stroke Center: Yes
Description:
Highly organized team with a focus on high reliability, customer service, and zero harm. Expectations toward these measures are supported by leader representation sharing examples and improvement opportunities.

Beds/Trauma Bays:

• 25 Beds (2.5 Zones)
• 3 Triage Rooms
• 3 Trauma Bays
• Hazmat Shower and Flood Tent available for mass casualty events

Fast Track:

• 4 Rooms perpendicular to the ER space, sometimes utilized as Fast Track
• No LPNs in this ED

Triage Area:

• 3 Separate Triage Rooms
• Travelers are allowed/required to perform triage

Holding Area:

• ER holds intermixed throughout the ER
• Average wait time: 90 minutes from admission order to inpatient transfer
• Maximum hold time: 4-8 hours (typically pediatric and psychiatric patients)
• Pediatric patients admitted to a 10-bed inpatient unit; higher acuity patients are transferred out

Psych/Seclusion Rooms:

• 2 designated safer rooms
• Additional rooms available as needed throughout the ER

Security:

• In-house 24/7
• Located within the ER

Patient Volume:

• Approximately 109 patients treated per day

Nurse:Patient Ratios:

• 1:4
• Staffing Goal: Designated zones (8 rooms) staffed with 3 RNs and 1 CNA per zone

Required Certifications:

• BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC
• ENPC preferred

Common Diagnoses/Types of Patients:

• Abdominal pain, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, STEMIs, NSTEMIs, stroke, prioritized traumas, and more

Experience Requirements:

• Must have at least 1 year of ER experience
• Must have trauma experience (e.g., motor vehicle accidents, gunshot wounds, stabbings)
• Must have triage experience
• Preferred: Trauma bay experience and Epic EMR experience (please note if absent)
• No first-time travelers; must have successfully completed 2-3 travel assignments

Common Drips:

• Ability to titrate all critical drips and procedural sedation for adults and pediatrics
• Understanding of drips requiring filter tubing and management of blood products via rapid infuser

ED Physicians/Mid-Levels:

• 1-4 Physicians plus PAs and NPs
• No designated pediatric physician

Charge Nurse/House Supervisor:

• 1 charge nurse per shift
• May take patient assignment, especially during night shifts

Nurse Aides/EMTs/Paramedics/Patient Sitters:

• 1 CNA per zone
• CNAs may float throughout the ER to assist where needed
• Duties include 12-lead EKGs, departmental support, and provider assistance

Pharmacist:

• Typically 12 hours per day (approx. 9 AM - 9 PM)
• Pharmacy designated to ER for 12 hours daily

Respiratory Therapy (RT):

• RT available 24/7
• Performs ABGs, breathing treatments, and EKGs
• RT equipment includes vents, CPAP, BiPAP, Airvo/Optiflow
• RNs are required to troubleshoot equipment but not manage therapy directly

Monitor Techs:

• Not present in ER
• RNs responsible for reading and interpreting telemetry strips

eekend Requirements:

• Every other weekend, typically less if using the template

Imaging:

• X-Ray and CT adjacent to the ER
• Transport available, but RNs expected to transport acute patients

Phlebotomy:

• RNs perform blood draws during IV starts
• Phlebotomy available 24/7 upon request for lab draws

Holiday Requirements:

• May be included in holiday rotation

Call/Standby:

• Possible call duties with callback pay available (rate depends on contract)

Floating:

• Not required, but may be asked to float for tasks if needed

Dress Code:

• Navy Blue scrubs

Orientation:

• 1-2 days with preceptor
• Includes leader rounding, chart reviews, and feedback

Additional Notes:

• Maximum of 5 days RTO per contract
• Prefer traveler full-time scheduling around RTO

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