Emergency RN
Kansas City, Kansas
Staffing partner
- Eligibility
- Acute CareEmergency/TraumaMedical/SurgicalTriage
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- ER
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Posted May 28
The work and the unit
- Unit
- ER
- Specialty
- Acute Care · Emergency/Trauma · Medical/Surgical · Triage
- Setting
- Long Term Care
Schedule and commitments
- Shift
- Days
- Term
- Travel
Pay and benefits
- Against the board
- Below most Kansas travel postingsKansas travel postings that state pay run $1,810/week to $2,540/week, the middle half $1,990/week to $2,380/week, across 60 postings.
What's around it?
Living costs about 8% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,123/mo
- Household income
- $62,401/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
From Census ACS 2024.
About this role
We're looking for Emergency Room RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Kansas City, KS. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.
As an ER Travel Nurse, you will work with a diverse team of caregivers to appropriately evaluate, triage and implement care using correct procedures and physician instructions. RNs should have experience and skill caring for patients in a fast-paced, urgent and emergency environment. Emergency Room RNs will perform minor medical operations, advise patients and family on illnesses or injuries, and plan long-term care needs.
Other responsibilities as an ER Travel Nurse include documenting medical history, checking for any allergies patients might have, obtaining patient vital signs, and monitoring patients' emotional and physical well-being. As an ER Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks: Provide basic bedside care. Clean and bandage wounds.
Provide IV therapy. Maintain supplies and medical equipment. Report suspected abuse to appropriate agencies.
ER Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times.
Because of the fast-paced environment, Emergency Room RNs must possess good skills for coping with stress and be able to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds. Requirements*: ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC, 2 Years
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Pay: $1,965.92
Sourced from TNAA Healthcare’s careers page.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Emergency is open from year one. Fellowships take new grads. The windows matter.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?