Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Long Beach, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse Emergency Room, Long Beach, California. This position provides emergency nursing care in a high-volume, Level II trauma environment serving patients across the lifespan. The role requires day-shift availability, strong emergency department experience, and advanced clinical competencies in trauma, critical care, and pediatric emergencies.

Job Details

• Schedule: Three 12-hour day shifts per week, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., totaling 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • At least 2.5 years of experience in a large Level II trauma center.
  • Experience in a high-volume emergency department exceeding 90,000 annual visits.
  • Valid California nursing license in hand.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications.
  • Competency in arterial line management, noninvasive ventilation, blood product administration, ventilated patient care, central line management, continuous intravenous sedation, cerebrovascular accident care, emergency department care for adults and pediatrics, gunshot wounds, head injury, intracranial pressure monitoring, arterial blood gas interpretation, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, isolation precautions, intravenous vasopressors, near drowning, neuro-trauma, orthopedic trauma, phlebotomy, procedural sedation, spinal cord injury, intravenous placement and maintenance, myocardial infarction care, stroke care, traumatic amputation, traumatic brain injury, and triage.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience in a high-volume trauma environment and experience caring for neonates, infants, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
• Additional Information: Patient assignments may include a 4:1 ratio. The department averages approximately 310 visits per day and includes 64 beds. Weekend coverage is based on department needs. Pre-approved time off must be submitted with the application. One professional reference from within the past two years is required. A seasonal influenza vaccine is required; medical and religious exemptions are accepted.

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