Travel Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) Jobs – Madison, Wisconsin

Join a high-acuity Emergency Department RN travel assignment in Madison, WI, providing expert care across the lifespan. This 13-week travel nursing job offers the opportunity to work in a comprehensive emergency setting supporting adult and pediatric patients, trauma services, stroke and cardiac care, and complex critical-care cases. Madison is a vibrant, welcoming city known for its beautiful lakes, extensive bike paths, engaging arts and culture, and strong academic community.

Travel RN Job Details

• Job Title: Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN)
• Location: Madison, Wisconsin
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• End Date: February 8, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,070-$2,180
• Schedule: Evening/night coverage, including 3 shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour shifts
• Shift Times: Approximately 3:00 p.m.-3:30 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m.; 8-hour shifts may be required as needed
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Weekend and Holiday Coverage: Rotating coverage required
• Patient Population: Neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:4
• Emergency Department Environment: High-acuity emergency department with trauma, cardiac, stroke, burn, transplant, oncology, and critical-care services
• Floating: May be required to an affiliated emergency department
• Local Candidate Policy: Candidates residing within 50 miles of the assignment location are not eligible

Emergency Department RN Job Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of Emergency Department RN experience caring for both adult and pediatric patients within the past 3 years
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Current Wisconsin RN license or compact RN license
• Current AHA BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
• Current TNCC certification
• Recent experience in a high-acuity, Level II trauma environment; Level I trauma experience preferred
• Epic electronic health record experience required
• Strong telemetry and cardiac rhythm interpretation skills
• Ability to care for patients requiring emergency medications, ventilatory support, procedural sedation, invasive lines, trauma interventions, and behavioral health precautions
• Successful completion of a pre-start telemetry examination, including adult and pediatric rhythm interpretation
• Ability to meet all travel assignment compliance, orientation, and testing requirements

Emergency Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide safe, timely, and compassionate emergency nursing care to patients ranging from neonates to older adults
• Perform comprehensive assessments, triage, prioritization, reassessment, and ongoing monitoring of patients with a wide range of urgent and emergent conditions
• Recognize and respond to dysrhythmias, STEMI, stroke, respiratory failure, sepsis, trauma, overdose, burns, seizures, and other life-threatening conditions
• Administer emergency medications, blood products, IV therapies, sedation, and continuous infusions according to clinical standards
• Manage patients requiring ventilatory support, BiPAP/CPAP, arterial lines, central lines, chest tubes, and other advanced interventions
• Support trauma, resuscitation, high-risk pediatric, and critical-care response teams
• Perform and interpret 12-lead ECGs and identify life-threatening cardiac rhythms
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary partners
• Document care accurately in Epic while maintaining compliance with policies, safety standards, and emergency nursing best practices
• Float to an affiliated emergency department and support changing department needs as requested

Apply now for this Emergency Department RN travel assignment in Madison, Wisconsin, and advance your travel nursing career in a high-acuity emergency care environment.

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.