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Travel Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) – Little Rock, Arkansas | 12-Hour Night Shift Contract

Experienced Emergency Room Registered Nurses (RNs) are invited to join a high-acuity Level I trauma emergency department in Little Rock, Arkansas, for a 13-week travel nursing contract. This travel ER RN opportunity is ideal for an ED nurse who confidently cares for complex adult patients in a comprehensive stroke-certified department with advanced emergency-care resources and strong clinical support.

Little Rock combines Southern hospitality, outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and an affordable metropolitan lifestyle, making it an appealing destination for your next Arkansas travel nursing assignment.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Position: Travel Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN)
• Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 23, 2026
• End Date: February 22, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,020–$2,130
• Schedule: Approximately three 12-hour night shifts per week, 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.; 36 hours per week
• Weekend Requirement: Every third weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Two winter holidays and one summer holiday
• Call Requirement: None
• Orientation: 3–6 days
• Documentation System: Epic
• Patient Population: Adults age 18 and older, including CVA, STEMI, psychiatric, and other high-acuity emergency presentations
• Typical Assignment: 1:3–4 nurse-to-patient ratio, adjusted for ICU-level care

Travel ER RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license eligible for practice in Arkansas
• At least 2 years of recent Emergency Department nursing experience in a similar-paced, high-acuity setting
• Level I trauma experience required
• Travel nursing experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications required
• NIHSS certification or experience preferred
• CEN or TCRN certification preferred
• Ability to care for patients requiring advanced monitoring, ventilator support, arterial lines, chest tubes, external ventricular drains, transvenous pacers, and other emergency interventions

Emergency Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive emergency nursing care through assessment, triage, intervention, reassessment, and disposition planning.
• Manage high-acuity adult patients, including those experiencing stroke, STEMI, psychiatric emergencies, respiratory failure, and other critical conditions.
• Recognize clinical deterioration and respond promptly to emergent changes in patient status.
• Administer and monitor high-risk cardiac medications and emergency therapies according to established protocols.
• Perform and interpret EKGs and support rapid evaluation of cardiac and neurologic emergencies.
• Care for patients receiving ventilatory support, mass transfusion therapy, TPA, arterial-line monitoring, chest-tube management, and advanced neurologic monitoring.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapy, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team; respiratory support is available 24/7.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in Epic while following emergency department policies and patient-safety standards.
• Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care in a busy 35-bed main emergency department with additional observation and clinical decision spaces.

Apply now for this Travel Emergency Room RN opportunity in Little Rock, Arkansas, and take the next step in your travel nursing career.

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.