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Job ID: 891051
Estimated Weekly Gross: $1,864.88
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Emergency Room (12-Hour Nights)
Location
Shreveport, LA | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a high-volume emergency department seeing approximately 120 patients per day, with a patient population ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics
- Manage a diverse acuity mix including cardiac, stroke, trauma, DKA, dialysis, renal failure, CHF, ESRD, LVAD, cancer, and infectious disease cases
- Perform and assist with procedures including NGT tube insertion, IV starts, chest tube management, defibrillation, splinting, and ICU drip management
- Maintain comfort with hall bed assignments and holding admitted patients within the ED
- Utilize Meditech Expanse EMR, Alaris IV pumps, and Pyxis medication dispensing systems
- Pass an EKG competency exam as part of compliance prior to arrival
Required Qualifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
- Minimum 2 years of emergency department experience
- First-time travelers must have a minimum of 2 years of permanent staff RN experience in acute care
- Travelers previously employed as permanent staff at this facility must have been separated for at least 1 year to be eligible
- BLS certification required
- ACLS certification required
- NIHSS certification required
- PALS or ENPC certification required
- CPI or MOAB certification required
- Demonstrated experience with Stroke/NIHSS protocols and ICU drip management
Preferred Experience / Skills
- TNCC certification preferred
- Experience in a chest pain center or stroke center environment
- Familiarity with Meditech Expanse EMR
- Experience managing high-acuity, multi-system trauma patients
Why Join Us
- Work in a well-supported ED environment with on-site respiratory therapy and radiology available 24/7, a dedicated PICC team, phlebotomy services, and consistent physician and midlevel coverage every shift
- Free parking available in designated areas