Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Sweetwater, Texas
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- ER · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseActive RN license; license must be currently active
- Term
- 13 weeks
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Active RN license; license must be currently active
- Experience
- Minimum experience:
Preferred
- Experience
- Emergency Room/ED nursing experience preferred
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Pays above most Texas staff rolesTexas staff postings that state pay run $28/hr to $63/hr, the middle half $35/hr to $51/hr, across 1,507 postings.
The role and schedule
- Charting
- CPSI/Evident
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Ask Mira
Your fit
On your path
Emergency is open from year one. Fellowships take new grads. Watch their application dates.
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Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Room (ER) – Nights #RN2026
- Location: Sweetwater, Texas
- Job Type: Contract
- Specialty: Nursing – Emergency Room
- Assignment Length: 13 Weeks
- Start Date: ASAP
- Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
About Zencon Medforce
Zencon Medforce, the healthcare staffing division of Zencon Group, connects skilled healthcare professionals with hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities through contract, travel, and direct-hire opportunities.
Position Overview
Seeking an experienced Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) for a 13-week night-shift contract assignment at a rural West Texas hospital.
The facility operates an 8-bed Emergency Department with an average 24-hour volume of approximately 30 patients. Emergency Medicine board-certified physicians are available 24/7.
Facility Highlights
- Level 4 Trauma Center
- Rural West Texas location
- 8-bed Emergency Department
- Approximately 30 patients per 24 hours
- EM board-certified physicians onsite 24/7
EMR: CPSI/Evident*
Requirements
- Active RN license; license must be currently active
- Emergency Room/ED nursing experience preferred
- Minimum
experience
- Less than 1 year may be accepted
- BLS required*
- ACLS required*
- PALS required*
- TNCC required*
- Must be willing to provide holiday coverage
- Bilingual skills not required
Join us in delivering life-saving care where every second counts! Your dedication will make a difference in the lives of patients during their most critical moments while advancing your professional growth within a vibrant healthcare environment committed to excellence.
Pay: $50.00 - $52.00 per hour Work Location: In person
What's around it?
Sweetwater, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $907/mo
- Household income
- $44,892/yr, all local households, not nurse pay