
ER | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Presque Isle, ME
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 10, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $57.64
- Weekly
- $2,075
- Yearly (full-time)
- $107,900
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 9, 2026
This job pays about $57.64/hour — 38% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Maine ($41.82/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, 36 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 Maine right now
- 426 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Maine from 6 agencies, 2 of them in Presque Isle.
- Pay in these listings: $33.04 – $92.08/hour, median $58.34/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Maine: $41.82/hour ($86,986/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($76.79/hour across 60 jobs).
Job description
Emergency Department Registered Nurse (ED RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Presque Isle, Maine
Join a welcoming emergency care team as an experienced Emergency Department Registered Nurse (ED RN) in Presque Isle, Maine. This 13-week travel nursing assignment offers the opportunity to provide emergency care across the lifespan in an 11-bed Emergency Department within an 89-bed teaching facility. Care for patients ranging from neonates to geriatrics, including trauma, stroke, STEMI, and behavioral health presentations, while working alongside dedicated providers and support staff.
Presque Isle is a welcoming northern Maine community. First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply.
Travel Nurse Job Details
- Specialty: Emergency Department Registered Nurse (ED RN)
- Location: Presque Isle, Maine
- Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,020–$2,130
- Start Date: November 9, 2026
- Contract End Date: February 6, 2027
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Schedule: 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
- Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend
- Call: None required
- Holiday Coverage: As needed
- Department: 11-bed Emergency Department with trauma, behavioral health, and negative-pressure rooms
- Patient Population: Neonates through geriatrics
- Charting System: FirstNet
- Floating: None
- Orientation: Two days of facility and department orientation plus one day with a preceptor
Emergency Department RN Job Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse license eligible for practice in Maine
- At least 2 years of recent Emergency Department or emergency room nursing experience
- Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
- TNCC certification preferred
- NRP certification preferred
- Experience caring for patients with trauma, stroke, STEMI, behavioral health, and general emergency conditions
- Strong assessment, prioritization, communication, and critical-thinking skills
- Experience with charge nurse or CRN responsibilities is valued
- First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply
Emergency Department Nursing Responsibilities
- Provide safe, compassionate, and efficient emergency nursing care to patients from neonates through geriatrics
- Perform thorough assessments, triage patients, identify changes in condition, and escalate concerns appropriately
- Initiate and manage IV access, obtain and interpret EKGs, and administer medications according to provider orders and department protocols
- Provide nebulizer treatments, initiate BiPAP, and assist with ventilator management as indicated
- Support care for trauma, stroke, STEMI, behavioral health, and other high-acuity emergency presentations
- Assist with procedures including suture removal and casting
- Demonstrate familiarity with TNKase administration and emergency medication safety
- Collaborate with emergency providers, hospitalists, respiratory therapy, critical care transport, technicians, and the house supervisor
- Document patient care accurately in FirstNet
- Participate in charge nurse or CRN duties when assigned and contribute to a collaborative emergency care team
Apply now for this Emergency Department travel nursing opportunity in Presque Isle, Maine, and join a supportive healthcare team.
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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