ER RN
Eureka, CA
Host Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse – ER

Assignment Overview

• Location: Eureka, California
• Start date: ASAP
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night (4x12 hours), 18:00–06:00
• Hours: 12 per day, 48 per week
• Weekend requirement: 3 out of 6
• RTO restrictions: No more than 7 days
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Scrubs: Own scrubs allowed, no prints

Unit Details

• Rooms/Beds: 20/26
• Visits per day: 135
• Average daily census: 105

Float Scope

• Travelers may float to other facilities within a reasonable distance and must acknowledge the float policy.
• Travelers cover the Observation Unit, which holds ER hold patients.

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid RN license in California
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) experience, including experience within the last year
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Background and Identity Requirements

• Identification: Government-issued photo ID and Social Security card (for I-9)
• E-Verify: Attestation required
• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years. Must be updated annually. Includes SSN trace, death master index, county and nationwide criminal searches, national sex offender search, FACIS Level 3, and education verification.
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, both within 30 days of start and updated monthly
• Education verification: Third-party verification of nursing degree required
• Transcript/diploma: Required only if education is international

Health Requirements

• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO. Must state the candidate is free of infectious disease and able to work with or without accommodation.
• TDAP: Required within 10 years; declination accepted
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Two MMR vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer
• Varicella: Two vaccines, or a positive titer
• Hepatitis B: Signed declination, or a positive titer and vaccination series
• TB: IGRA/QuantiFERON or two PPDs within 12 months of start. Annual renewal requires one PPD or TB titer. A positive TB history requires proof and a chest X-ray dated after the positive result.
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start; instant screens accepted; no annual update
• Flu vaccine: Required during flu season; declination accepted
• COVID: Vaccination record preferred; declinations not required
• Respirator fit test: Required, completed onsite unless a valid record exists within 1 year
• RespSafety clearance: Required, renewed annually

Training

• Annual regulatory modules: About 3.5 hours, assigned through the staffing agency's learning system
• California core modules: Pre-start and annual recertification

Conditional Certifications

The source lists the following as certifications to verify against the job description. Unit requirements determine which apply: ACLS, BLS, PALS, NRP, CHEMO, TNCC, EFM, IV certification, MAB, NIH Stroke, and CPI.