
ER | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Chewelah, WA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $58.47
- Weekly
- $2,105
- Yearly (full-time)
- $109,460
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 2, 2026
This job pays about $58.47/hour — 2% below the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Washington ($59.71/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 Washington right now
- 1,042 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Washington from 7 agencies, 6 of them in Chewelah.
- Pay in these listings: $27.44 – $103/hour, median $63.28/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Washington: $59.71/hour ($124,197/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($73.00/hour across 161 jobs).
Job description
Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Chewelah, WA
Apply now for a 13-week travel Emergency Department RN contract in Chewelah, Washington, providing acute and emergency care in a critical access setting. Join a collaborative healthcare team and care for a diverse patient population while enjoying the mountain landscapes, outdoor recreation, and welcoming small-town community of northeastern Washington.
Travel RN Job Details
- Specialty: Emergency Department Registered Nurse (ED RN)
- Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Location: Chewelah, Washington
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,050–$2,160
- Start Date: November 2, 2026
- End Date: February 1, 2027
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Weekend Requirement: Rotating weekends
- Call Requirement: No call
- Patient Population: Neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
- Typical Patient Ratios: Up to 1:6
- Documentation: Epic preferred
- Healthcare Setting: Critical access emergency department with approximately 16 visits per day
Emergency Department RN Requirements
- At least 1 year of recent Emergency Department Registered Nurse experience required
- Active Registered Nurse license; a compact RN license must be in hand at submission when applicable
- Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, and TNCC certifications required
- NRP certification preferred
- Experience providing emergency and acute care to patients across a broad range of ages and acuities
- Proficiency in emergency assessment, triage, acute interventions, and rapid clinical decision-making
- Ability to work rotating weekends and commit to required holiday coverage
- Comfort floating between nearby units or sister locations when operationally needed
- Two professional references covering at least 1 year of experience within the last 3 years
Emergency Department RN Responsibilities
- Perform rapid assessments, triage, reassessments, and ongoing monitoring for emergency department patients
- Provide safe, compassionate care for medical, surgical, pediatric, psychiatric, trauma, and other emergency presentations
- Recognize and respond to changes in patient condition, including dysrhythmias, respiratory compromise, stroke symptoms, seizures, overdose, and multisystem illness
- Administer medications, blood products, IV therapies, vasopressors, sedation, and emergency interventions according to established protocols
- Manage patients requiring respiratory support, isolation precautions, splints, chest tube care, and other emergency procedures
- Support care involving behavioral health conditions, suicidal patients, psychiatric holds, and patients exhibiting violent or disruptive behavior
- Obtain and interpret 12-lead ECGs, initiate appropriate interventions, and communicate findings promptly
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory services, radiology, pharmacy, phlebotomy, and interpretation services
- Accurately document assessments, interventions, response to treatment, and discharge or transfer plans in Epic
- Promote patient safety, infection prevention, effective handoffs, and continuity of care throughout the travel nursing assignment
Apply now to join this Washington travel nursing opportunity and make a meaningful impact as an Emergency Department Registered Nurse in Chewelah.
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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