Emergency Room RN
Bakersfield, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Emergency Room (ER) Nurse Location: Not Specified. This role involves providing critical emergency care within a busy emergency department staffed with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals. The position requires a focus on teamwork and the ability to manage a high volume of patients efficiently.

Job Details

• Position Description: Emergency Room (ER) Nurse responsible for delivering acute care services to a diverse patient population, including correctional patients, with a focus on stabilization and transfer. The department features 18 beds, fast track staffing with midlevel practitioners and licensed vocational nurses, and a patient volume of approximately 85-115 patients daily.
• Certifications: BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale) required.
• Education Requirements: No specific degree requirement listed.
• Location Requirements: Candidates must be licensed to practice and able to submit a license for verification.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of ER experience required.
• Schedule: Rotating shifts; 12-hour shifts with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Shifts are for 4 weeks with required open availability; PRN schedules are not accommodated.
• Float: Float rotation may be required between two facilities, with prior notice if floated before the shift.
• Additional Information: Travelers will need to complete orientation at both campuses over three shifts. The ER handles a mix of homeless, indigent, and correctional patient populations, with no cardiac or pediatric patients currently. This must be the candidates primary job, and prior experience working in a team-oriented environment is essential.

Benefits

• The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
  • Private housing or generous housing allowance
  • Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Competitive salaries
  • Referral bonuses
  • Travel reimbursement
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Direct deposit/free checking
  • Unlimited free CE credits