ER | RN | 13-Week Travel Contract – Bristol, CT

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Department | Bristol, Connecticut

Travel RN opportunity for an experienced Emergency Department nurse in Bristol, CT. Join a fast-paced acute care ED and provide high-quality emergency nursing care during a 13-week Connecticut travel nursing assignment.

Bring your emergency nursing expertise to a collaborative clinical environment serving a broad patient population. You will work alongside emergency physicians, advanced practice providers, technicians, and support staff in a 25-bed Emergency Department. Bristol is a welcoming New England community with convenient access to outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and the greater Hartford area.

Travel RN Job Details

• Location: Bristol, Connecticut
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
• Assignment Dates: October 24, 2026 – January 23, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,130–$2,250
• Schedule: 36 guaranteed hours per week, typically three 12-hour shifts
• Shift Options: Primarily 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; additional needs may include 3:00 p.m.–3:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend; a weekend-only schedule may be available
• Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
• Emergency Department: 25-bed acute care ED with fast track, separate triage, psychiatric/seclusion rooms, and an on-site security team
• Patient Volume: Approximately 100 patients per day
• Typical Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:4–1:5
• Electronic Documentation: MEDITECH
• Dress Code: Navy blue scrubs
• Floating and Call: No floating or on-call requirement
• Orientation: One day of hospital orientation followed by three days of unit orientation with an experienced RN

Emergency Department RN Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Connecticut
• At least 1 year of recent Emergency Department nursing experience; strong ED nursing experience is required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
• Ability to care for patients across the acuity spectrum, including patients requiring stabilization and transfer to higher-level services
• Proficiency with emergency nursing assessments, telemetry monitoring, critical care drips, specimen collection, and respiratory treatments
• Comfort working in a high-volume Emergency Department with changing priorities

Travel RN Responsibilities

• Deliver timely, compassionate nursing care to patients presenting with a wide range of emergency conditions
• Perform focused and comprehensive patient assessments, identify changes in condition, and prioritize care appropriately
• Administer medications and manage critical Emergency Department drips according to orders and clinical protocols
• Provide care for medical, surgical, psychiatric, cardiac, neurologic, and other emergency presentations
• Participate in stabilization and transfer of patients requiring trauma, cardiac catheterization, stroke, or other specialty services
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and recognize clinical deterioration in collaboration with the charge nurse and provider team
• Draw labs, perform respiratory treatments, and support care involving ventilators, CPAP, BiPAP, and high-flow oxygen when indicated
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, technicians, sitters, and ancillary departments to coordinate patient care
• Document assessments, interventions, reassessments, and outcomes accurately in MEDITECH
• Promote patient safety, infection prevention, and a positive experience for patients and families

Apply now for this Travel Registered Nurse – Emergency Department opportunity in Bristol, Connecticut, 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.