Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Department (ED)

NurseAmerica, Inc.

Buffalo, New York

Posted Jun 18

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: ER · Hospital
License: RN licenseActive NY RN License
Term: 13 weeks · starts May 25, 2026 · Travel

Do you qualify?

License: Active NY RN License
Certification: TNCC (must be in hand)
Certification: BLS
Certification: ACLS
Certification: PALS
Experience: 2+ years ED experience (with PEDS experience required)
Experience: Travel experience REQUIRED
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Also asks: Not for you? Refer a qualified candidate and earn up to $500!
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Experience: Charge experience highly preferred

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Pays above most New York travel rolesNew York travel postings that state pay run $1,670/week to $2,880/week, the middle half $2,030/week to $2,570/week, across 314 postings.

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Licensure programs
Continued education programs

The role and schedule

Floating: Floats to other units
Charting: Epic

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NurseAmerica, Inc.

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NurseAmerica, Inc. is a nurse staffing and recruitment company headquartered in Buffalo, NY, that connects qualified registered nurses with healthcare organizations across the United States. Founded by healthcare industry investors, the company operates a global network to source and develop…

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Looking for Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Department (ED)

About NurseAmerica, Inc. NurseAmerica is a premier nurse employer in the United States that prides itself on connecting highly qualified healthcare professionals to leading healthcare organizations. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and programs for licensure and continued education. With our commitment to excellence, we are seeking skilled nurses in various specialities ready to take the next steps in their careers! Description Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Department (ED) Utica, NY $2,700 – $2,900/week 13-Week Travel Assignment | 36 Hours Guaranteed

NurseAmerica is seeking an experienced Emergency Department RN for a high-acuity hospital in Upstate New York. This is a fast-paced environment with diverse patient populations and strong clinical exposure.

Assignment Details
Start Date: May 25, 2026
Shift: 6:30 PM – 7:00 AM (Nights)

Schedule

3x12s (36 hours guaranteed)
Duration: 13 weeks
Floating: Required
Scrubs: Navy Blue

Compensation
Weekly Pay: $2,700 – $2,900
Tax-Free Stipends Included
Overtime Available (Daily after 24 hrs / Weekly after 48 hrs)

Unit Overview

Beds: 64 total (Triage, Acute, Trauma, CDU, Psych)
Patient Population: Newborn Geriatric
Common Cases: Stroke, Sepsis, Trauma, MI, Cardiac Arrest, Respiratory Failure
Equipment: Rapid Infusor, Arctic Sun

EMR: epic

Requirements
Active NY RN License
2+ years ED experience (with PEDS experience required)
Travel experience REQUIRED
Charge experience highly preferred

Required

Certifications

BLS
ACLS
PALS

Nihss

TNCC (must be in hand)

Interested? Apply today or message us directly to get submitted quickly.

Not for you? Refer a qualified candidate and earn up to $500!

Questions? Email us: [email protected] Learn more: www.nurseamerica.us

Salary

$2,700 - $2,900 per week

What's around it?

In Buffalo, NY

Buffalo, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Median rent: $1,046/mo
Household income: $50,041/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Buffalo, NY

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals most often land in Elmwood Village or Allentown in the city, or the Northtowns if they want yards and schools. Elmwood Village is the walkable spine of restaurants, cafes, bars, and independent shops along Elmwood Avenue, with summer festivals and parades; 2026 figures put median homes around $325,714 and rent near $920. Allentown, just north of downtown, is the LGBTQ-friendly arts neighborhood of brightly painted Victorian, Italianate, and Queen Anne houses, murals, and late-night Allen Street (median home $257,525, rent $716). Parkside/Park Meadow is calmer and family-oriented beside Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Wright’s Darwin Martin House (~$268,100 / $1,037 rent). Reddit and Facebook repeatedly name Williamsville and Clarence as the safe, high-school-quality suburbs; Tonawanda ($119,100 / $697) and West Seneca ($157,400 / $875) are the cheaper suburban plays. North Buffalo and South Buffalo also come up as historic, buyable city neighborhoods.

Nurses and young professionals most often land in Elmwood Village or Allentown in the city, or the Northtowns if they want yards and schools. Elmwood Village is the walkable spine of restaurants, cafes, bars, and independent shops along Elmwood Avenue, with summer festivals and parades; 2026 figures put median homes around $325,714 and rent near $920. Allentown, just north of downtown, is the LGBTQ-friendly arts neighborhood of brightly painted Victorian, Italianate, and Queen Anne houses, murals, and late-night Allen Street (median home $257,525, rent $716).

Parkside/Park Meadow is calmer and family-oriented beside Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Wright’s Darwin Martin House (~$268,100 / $1,037 rent). Reddit and Facebook repeatedly name Williamsville and Clarence as the safe, high-school-quality suburbs; Tonawanda ($119,100 / $697) and West Seneca ($157,400 / $875) are the cheaper suburban plays.

North Buffalo and South Buffalo also come up as historic, buyable city neighborhoods.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: buffalohomes.co Source 5: youtube.com

Getting aroundResidents say you can drive across Buffalo in about twenty minutes without big-city gridlock, and the road system is generally well regarded, but a reliable car is treated as a necessity—especially in snow. Public transit is described as limited and spread out, the metro is not highly rated, and street parking inside the city is a frequent complaint. Healthcare employment is anchored by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Sources do not name specific bus or rail lines to those campuses.

Residents say you can drive across Buffalo in about twenty minutes without big-city gridlock, and the road system is generally well regarded, but a reliable car is treated as a necessity—especially in snow. Public transit is described as limited and spread out, the metro is not highly rated, and street parking inside the city is a frequent complaint.

Healthcare employment is anchored by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Sources do not name specific bus or rail lines to those campuses.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: devontedavis.net

OutdoorsDelaware Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (the same landscape architect as Central Park), is the city’s backyard and the reason Parkside exists; the Buffalo Zoo and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House sit nearby. The reimagined Lake Erie waterfront—Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina—supports kayaking, biking, summer concerts, and winter skating plus heated igloos. Boat tours run the Buffalo River’s industrial-to-waterfront story. Niagara Falls is the easy regional day trip, and residents cite plentiful parks and outdoor time as a core reason they stay.

Delaware Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (the same landscape architect as Central Park), is the city’s backyard and the reason Parkside exists; the Buffalo Zoo and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House sit nearby. The reimagined Lake Erie waterfront—Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina—supports kayaking, biking, summer concerts, and winter skating plus heated igloos.

Boat tours run the Buffalo River’s industrial-to-waterfront story. Niagara Falls is the easy regional day trip, and residents cite plentiful parks and outdoor time as a core reason they stay.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: buffalohomes.co Source 2: afar.com Source 3: buffalowaterfront.com Source 4: newyorkrentalbyowner.com Source 5: extraspace.com

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Living in Buffalo

Buffalo is a mid-size Lake Erie city where an $80k–$150k nurse can still buy a colorful Victorian, walk to wings and a brewery, and cross town in twenty minutes. Healthcare sits on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Roswell Park. Elmwood Village and Allentown are the young-professional cores—Elmwood Avenue shops, Allen Street murals—while Parkside hugs Olmsted’s Delaware Park and Williamsville and Clarence offer the safest schools. Food runs from Gabriels Gate and Bar-Bill wings and Charlie the Butcher’s beef on weck to Southern Junction’s James Beard-nominated barbecue, Remedy House coffee, 35-plus breweries, and 4 a.m. last call. Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and Erie Basin Marina mean kayaks, concerts, and winter skating; Niagara Falls and Toronto are day trips. Tradeoffs are real: lake-effect winters, high New York taxes, weak transit and city parking, city schools that lag the Northtowns, and a redlining map still visible by neighborhood.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: buffalohomes.co Source 3: visitbuffalo.com Source 4: afar.com Source 5: buffalowaterfront.com Source 6: extraspace.com Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: devontedavis.net Source 9: reddit.com

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Buffalo, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.