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Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Nurse – 13-Week Night Shift Contract in Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Join a high-acuity Emergency Department as a travel Registered Nurse (RN) in Upper Marlboro, Maryland (ZIP 20774), serving patients across the lifespan on a 13-week night shift contract in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Upper Marlboro offers a compelling setting within the Washington, DC metropolitan region, giving travel nurses the opportunity to work in a dynamic healthcare market while enjoying access to the energy, cultural variety, and amenities of a major metropolitan area. This emergency nursing opportunity offers experienced ED nurses strong interdisciplinary support, diverse clinical exposure, and the chance to care for a broad range of urgent and critical conditions.

Travel RN Job Details

• Specialty: Emergency Department Registered Nurse (ED RN)
• Location: Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in the Washington, DC metropolitan area
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 30, 2026
• End Date: March 1, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,000-$2,110
• Schedule: Three shifts per week, 12-hour night shifts
• Shift Hours: 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; 36 hours per week
• Department Profile: 46-bed Emergency Department with an average daily census of approximately 140 patients
• Patient Population: Neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
• Patient Ratio: Typically 1:4, with up to 1:5 for lower-acuity assignments
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holidays: Required as scheduled
• Orientation: 36 hours
• Floating: Within specialty and to the ED border as needed
• On-Call: Not required

Emergency Department RN Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of recent Emergency Department RN experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers may be considered with 5 or more years of relevant experience
• Active Maryland RN license or compact RN license at the time of submission
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from the American Heart Association
• Current NIHSS, CPI, and TNCC certifications
• Epic electronic health record and charting experience required
• Level II trauma experience required; Level I trauma experience preferred
• Ability to care for patients across all age groups in a high-volume emergency setting
• Willingness to float within scope of practice and work required weekends and holidays

Emergency Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide safe, timely, and compassionate emergency nursing care from triage through discharge or admission
• Assess and manage patients presenting with chest pain, stroke, sepsis, cardiac arrest, trauma, respiratory illness, respiratory arrest, and other emergent conditions
• Perform triage, focused assessments, ongoing reassessments, medication administration, and patient education
• Monitor and care for patients requiring ventilatory support, IV vasopressors, sedation, blood products, insulin protocols, and other critical interventions
• Assist with airway management, intubation, procedural sedation, chest tube care, central line management, dysrhythmia management, and emergency procedures
• Recognize and respond to changes in patient condition, including cardiac arrest, stroke, sepsis, multisystem organ dysfunction, and trauma
• Care for pediatric and neonatal patients using age-appropriate assessment and emergency care practices
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory services, radiology, pharmacy, rapid response teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary team
• Document care accurately in Epic and maintain compliance with departmental and professional standards
• Use specialized emergency equipment, including rapid infusers, mechanical CPR devices, trauma blood-warming equipment, and neonatal warming equipment

Apply now for this Emergency Department travel nursing opportunity in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and join a high-acuity healthcare team in the Washington, DC metro area.

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.