
ER | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $46.13
- Weekly
- $1,845
- Yearly (full-time)
- $95,940
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 16, 2026
This job pays about $46.13/hour — 14% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in North Carolina ($40.56/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 40 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in North Carolina right now
- 1,657 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in North Carolina from 6 agencies, 12 of them in Raleigh.
- Pay in these listings: $19.00 – $86.97/hour, median $51.58/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in North Carolina: $40.56/hour ($84,365/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: MAS Medical Staffing ($80.00/hour across 130 jobs).
Job description
Emergency Department Registered Nurse (ED RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Raleigh, NC
Join a fast-paced Emergency Department as a Travel Registered Nurse in Raleigh, North Carolina. This on-site travel nursing assignment offers the opportunity to provide high-quality emergency care to patients across the lifespan in a high-volume setting with strong interdisciplinary support, a diverse patient population, and exposure to urgent and emergent conditions. Raleigh is a vibrant city known for its welcoming community, rich cultural scene, green spaces, and access to the broader Research Triangle region.
Travel Nurse Job Details
- Specialty: Emergency Department Registered Nurse (ED RN)
- Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,800–$1,890
- Start Date: November 16, 2026, with consideration for November 30, 2026
- Assignment Duration: 13 weeks
- Schedule: 40 hours per week; two 12-hour day shifts and two 8-hour day shifts
- Shift Duration: 12-hour and 8-hour day shifts
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend and every other holiday
- Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:4
- Patient Population: Neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
- Average Daily Census: Approximately 150 visits
- Charting: Epic
- Floating: May be required within the nurse’s scope of training
- Orientation: Biweekly orientation; on-site EKG/telemetry competency assessment required
Emergency Department Travel Nurse Requirements
- At least 2 years of recent Emergency Department nursing experience
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- Current Registered Nurse license in North Carolina or a compact state, in hand
- Current ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, and PALS certifications
- TNCC and CPI certifications preferred
- Community hospital experience required; Level I trauma experience preferred
- Recent charge nurse experience preferred
- Demonstrated proficiency with Epic documentation
- Ability to care for patients with medical, surgical, behavioral health, trauma, and high-acuity emergency needs
- Flu vaccination required; exemptions and declinations are not accepted
- Ability to meet assignment compliance requirements and participate in the on-site EKG/telemetry examination
Emergency Department Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Perform rapid assessments, triage, reassessments, and evidence-based emergency nursing interventions
- Care for patients presenting with chest pain, stroke symptoms, sepsis, abdominal pain, respiratory distress, falls, neurological complications, overdose, infection, and behavioral health conditions
- Manage patients across the lifespan, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations
- Administer emergency medications, blood products, IV therapies, insulin protocols, vasopressors, sedation, and continuous infusions as appropriate
- Provide care for ventilated patients and patients requiring BiPAP/CPAP, chest tube management, central line care, and cardiac monitoring
- Recognize and respond to dysrhythmias, seizures, stroke, multisystem organ dysfunction, and other rapidly changing conditions
- Obtain and interpret 12-lead EKGs, initiate IV access, collect specimens, and perform phlebotomy as needed
- Support procedural sedation, splinting, isolation precautions, psychiatric holds, and management of violent or unsafe behavior
- Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, IV services, interpretation services, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and care plans accurately in Epic
- Maintain a safe, organized, and compassionate environment while prioritizing care in a high-volume Emergency Department
Apply now for this Emergency Department Registered Nurse travel contract in Raleigh, North Carolina, and join a dedicated healthcare team serving a diverse patient population.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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