Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Department

Job overview

The Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Department role is onsite in Lincoln, NE, on a travel contract running October 12, 2026, through January 11, 2027. Pay is $64.40 per hour. The emergency department has day, mid, and night shifts; the posting lists day shift as 7 a.m.–7 p.m., mid shifts as 11 a.m.–11 p.m. and noon–midnight, and night shift as 7 p.m.–7 a.m. The RN provides emergency care for patients with conditions including abdominal pain, chest pain, sepsis, stroke rule-outs, and injuries or trauma. The nurse monitors patients, performs nursing assessments and draws, completes EKGs, and may float only to the pediatric emergency department, supporting the unit’s patient care and workflow.

What you'll do

• Provide emergency department nursing care
• draw blood for most orders
• complete EKGs
• monitor patients and cardiac strips when not in a patient room
• collaborate with emergency physicians, mid-level providers, emergency technicians, respiratory therapy, and radiology staff
• float only to the pediatric emergency department
• use Epic EMR.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

registered nurse

emergency department

emergency room

travel nursing

lincoln ne

$64.40/hr

48 hours per week

day shift 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

mid shifts

night shift 7 p.m.–7 a.m.

every third weekend

epic emr

pediatric ed float

navy scrubs

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting specifies 48 hours per week, every-third-weekend work, two holidays per year, and 1–2 days of unit orientation before independent practice.

About the employer

United Health Care Staffing is hiring for this role. Industry: Temporary Help Services. Sector: 56.