Internal Travel Team

Emory•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Emory Healthcare is seeking an experienced Emergency Department Registered Nurse for its internal travel nursing team. The nurse travels between assigned Emory Healthcare locations and units as needed, maintains clinical competency across multiple patient populations, and adapts care to each unit’s workflows, protocols, and equipment. The role provides individualized, evidence-informed care; anticipates and responds to patient and family needs; and serves as a resource to colleagues and interdisciplinary teams. The nurse also contributes to quality, knowledge, and leadership activities that strengthen performance across assigned locations. This is a full-time, nights-only position working 36 hours weekly, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The role involves travel between Emory Healthcare locations. Salary is based on three travel levels, starting at $62; the description does not specify the pay period or unit for this amount. Emory describes its internal travel nursing program as flexible, allowing team members to tailor work/life balance to their lifestyle. Emory Healthcare offers comprehensive health benefits beginning on the first day, student loan repayment assistance and reimbursement programs, family-focused benefits, wellness incentives, and ongoing mentorship, development, and leadership programs. Emory Healthcare is part of Emory University and describes itself as Georgia’s most comprehensive academic health system. It comprises 11 hospitals, the Emory Clinic, and more than 425 provider locations.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Five years of recent and relevant nursing experience in the specialty area.
Valid, unencumbered Registered Nursing License approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, and FHM certifications as relevant to the role and specialty area.
Obtain and maintain a specialty certification from the department’s current Approved Certification List within 12 months of hire or placement into the role; certifications not on the list require department leadership review and approval.
Work full time, 36 hours weekly, nights only, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., traveling between Emory Healthcare locations.

Nice To Haves

Cardiovascular Intensive Care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Float between assigned units and locations as needed while maintaining clinical competency across patient populations and adapting to local workflows, protocols, and equipment.
Assess patients, anticipate how nursing care may affect outcomes, and plan and implement individualized care based on clinical experience and patient and family input and goals.
Evaluate and promptly adjust care plans when a patient’s condition changes.
Anticipate patient and family learning needs and collaborate with them to identify appropriate resources.
Serve as a resource to nurses and colleagues on patient care and clinical decision-making.
Document the nursing process accurately and suggest improvements to documentation processes.
Manage time effectively and assist colleagues with time management.
Work as a member of the interdisciplinary team, including patient and family advisors, and support other team members.
Develop or contribute to revisions of policies, procedures, and workflows using current evidence-based practice.
Serve in a leadership role and as Charge Nurse when assigned.
Precept staff or students, including serving as a designated preceptor.
Identify opportunities to improve resource utilization and support cost containment.
Promote cohesive teamwork and provide assistance and guidance to peers.
Delegate effectively and support appropriate delegation of care by other team members.
Contribute to unit-based shared governance or practice council initiatives by identifying practice issues and helping develop or implement solutions.
Listen effectively, anticipate communication barriers, and resolve routine and non-routine patient care and practice issues within scope, escalating when needed.
Advocate for patients and challenge systems or practices that negatively affect patient or family outcomes.
Adapt interpersonal approaches to cultural differences and patient values, and sustain collaborative relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
Maintain confidentiality of patient and organizational information.
Promote open communication, psychological safety, and the One Emory Culture.
Document professional contributions and engage in activities supporting patient care quality, knowledge development, or the professional culture of nursing.