ER Holding RN
San Diego, CA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: May 18, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 3

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an ER Holding Unit position requiring a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience and a current CA RN license, working night shifts in a complex, multi-campus health system.

Details

• ER Holding Unit position within a large academic health system — patients are ED inpatients held in the ER but may include ICU-level acuity
• Complex patient population including cardiac, LVAD, pulmonary hypertension, cancer, respiratory, surgical, and transplant cases
• Floating required across multiple campuses (La Jolla and Hillcrest primarily; system-wide ICU units including Hillcrest, Jacobs, Thornton, and East Campus based on census)
• Night shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 19:00–07:00
• EMR: Epic (Cerner experience also required)
• Procedures include A-lines, phlebotomy, PICC lines, chest tubes, ventilator management, telemetry, and IV starts

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• A-lines and phlebotomy experience required (hard stop)
• Experience with PICC lines, chest tubes, ventilators, telemetry, and IV starts required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Cerner EMR experience required
• At least one supervisory/manager reference from within the past year from a relevant unit is required
• Previous staff must have been separated for at least 1 year to be eligible to return as a traveler

Additional Information

• Provides ICU-level nursing care to ED inpatients across a variety of complex diagnoses
• Candidates must pass a Pass/Fail EKG exam (up to 3 attempts allowed)
• No blocked scheduling or self-scheduling
• No RTO within the first 2 weeks of the assignment; RTO requests must be submitted upfront and cannot be changed after submission
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate
• First-time travelers should check with their recruiter regarding eligibility for this position
• Candidates who have previously been employed by the health system must be approved prior to assignment