Talent4Health is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Kankakee, Illinois.Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/01/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Experience & System Requirements:
- Minimum: 2 years of recent ER experience ( travel experience required ).
- EMR: EPIC experience required.
Required Certifications
ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC RN il license Covid Card 2 references
Shift Notes
6p-630a
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Department Details - Trauma Level: Stroke & STEMI receiving; Level II (Adult & Peds).
- Beds: 35 total | 2 trauma bays .
- Fast Track: Yes – 8 beds.
- Triage: Separate triage area using ESI algorithm . Travelers may triage.
- Holding area: Intermixed in ER.
- Psych/Seclusion rooms: Yes – staffed by ER nurses.
- Security: In-house 24/7; stationed in ER during peak hours.
- Daily patient volume: ~111 patients/day.
- RN-to-Patient Ratio: 1:4.
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Skills, Certifications & Patient Types Required Certifications:
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC *
TNCC may be waived for travelers with strong ER experience.
Common Diagnoses:
- Full range: GSWs, violent crimes, strokes, STEMI, mental health, trauma.
- Peds: Respiratory illnesses, fractures, trauma.
Common Drips: All critical care drips.
Providers in ER:
- Mix of MDs & Midlevels.
- During peak hours: ~2 MDs + 3 Midlevels.
Support Staff:
- Charge Nurse: Team Lead 24/7.
- Nurse Aids: LPN (nights), techs, paramedics (perform tech duties, IVs).
- Blood Draws/EKGs: Done by nurses and techs.
- RT: Available 24/7, responds to all codes; not housed in ER.
- Phlebotomy: RNs/Techs draw labs.
- Monitor Techs: None – ER nurses monitor and interpret strips.
- Imaging: X-ray & CT next door.
- 9a–9p: Transport handles patients.
- After 9p: Nurses transport critical patients.
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Scheduling & Shifts - Shift Length: 12 hours.
- Start Times: Multiple (5a, 6a, 8a, 10a, 12p, 1p, 3p, 6p).
- Scheduling: Manager sets schedule; will try to block.
- Weekends: Every other.
- Holidays: Every other.
- Call/Standby: None.
- Floating: None.
- Scrubs: Caribbean Blue.
- Unit Orientation: 1 × 12-hour shift.
About Talent4Health
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