Emergency Room RN
Long Beach, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Emergency Room Long Beach. The Emergency Room Registered Nurse provides care for pediatric and adult patients in a high-volume Level II trauma setting on the night shift. The position requires strong emergency nursing experience, trauma competency, and the ability to manage complex patient conditions and procedures.

Job Details

• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week, 7:00 PM7:30 AM, totaling 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is based on department needs. Start date: 11/23/2026.
• Required Qualifications: At least 2.5 years of experience in a large Level II trauma center; current California nursing license in hand; current Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications; required electronic charting experience; competency in emergency nursing, trauma care, ventilated patient care, arterial and central line management, continuous intravenous sedation, blood product administration, intravenous vasopressors, dysrhythmia management, procedural sedation, triage, and care of pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a high-volume emergency department with more than 90,000 annual visits; experience caring for patients with gunshot wounds, head injuries, neuro-trauma, orthopedic trauma, spinal cord injuries, traumatic amputations, traumatic brain injuries, near-drowning incidents, and cerebrovascular accidents.
• Additional Information: The department cares for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients, with a typical night patient ratio of 1:4. Clinical support includes respiratory services, physical therapy, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary support. Required emergency department competencies include arterial blood gas interpretation, dysrhythmia interpretation, isolation precautions, continuous intravenous sedation, noninvasive ventilation management, intracranial pressure monitoring, and electronic charting.

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