Travel Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Contract in Odessa, Texas

Join a Level II Trauma Center as a Travel Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN) in Odessa, Texas. This on-site travel nursing opportunity offers experienced emergency nurses the chance to provide high-quality care to a diverse patient population while working with strong interdisciplinary support teams. Located in the heart of West Texas, Odessa combines a welcoming community atmosphere with the energy and opportunity of the Permian Basin.

Travel RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,820-$1,910
• Location: Odessa, Texas
• Healthcare Setting: Emergency Department; Level II Trauma Center
• Nursing Schedule: Night shifts, 7:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.; alternating 36/48-hour schedule
• Hours: 36 hours per week; 48-hour schedules may be considered
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Start Date: October 27, 2026
• Weekend Requirement: 12 Saturday or Sunday shifts during the contract; Friday day shifts do not count toward the requirement
• Patient Population: Neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
• Patient Assignment: Approximately 4 patients per nurse
• Electronic Medical Record: Cerner experience preferred
• Orientation: 36 hours

Emergency Department RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Texas
• At least 2 years of recent Emergency Department RN experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Level II Trauma Center experience required
• Current ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, TNCC, and ENPC certifications
• Strong emergency assessment, triage, prioritization, and critical-thinking skills
• Proficiency caring for patients with trauma, respiratory emergencies, cardiac conditions, behavioral health needs, overdose, stroke, seizures, burns, and multisystem illness
• Ability to manage ventilated patients, central lines, chest tubes, arterial lines, IV vasopressors, procedural sedation, emergency medications, and dysrhythmias
• Ability to work alternating 36/48-hour night schedules and meet weekend coverage requirements
• Current influenza vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption

Travel ER RN Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, timely, and compassionate nursing care to patients across the lifespan in a high-volume Emergency Department
• Perform rapid assessments, triage patients, identify changes in condition, and escalate concerns appropriately
• Provide care for medical, surgical, trauma, psychiatric, pediatric, and geriatric emergencies
• Administer medications, blood products, IV therapies, emergency treatments, and procedural sedation according to established protocols
• Monitor and care for patients requiring ventilatory support, continuous sedation, IV paralytics, vasopressors, chest tubes, and central or arterial lines
• Recognize and respond to cardiac, neurologic, respiratory, toxicologic, infectious, and multisystem emergencies
• Perform and interpret 12-lead ECGs, monitor dysrhythmias, and support patients experiencing acute cardiac events
• Assist with intubation, trauma stabilization, wound and burn care, splinting, and other emergency procedures
• Communicate effectively with providers, patients, families, and interdisciplinary partners, including respiratory therapy, radiology, pharmacy, social services, and rapid response teams
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, reassessments, and outcomes in the electronic medical record

Apply now for this Travel Emergency Room RN opportunity in Odessa, Texas, and bring your emergency nursing expertise to a Level II Trauma Center in West Texas.

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.