Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Mission Hills, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Nurse Emergency Room: Emergency nursing position providing care to adult and pediatric patients in a Level II trauma setting. The role involves managing high-acuity conditions, including strokes, acute myocardial infarctions, sepsis, congestive heart failure, trauma, and behavioral health emergencies, with pediatric patients comprising approximately 30% of the patient population.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week; every other weekend required.
• Required Qualifications: Two years of emergency nursing experience; prior travel experience required; current American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; LA City Fire Card; valid compact state nursing license in hand at submission; pediatric emergency nursing experience; ability to manage a patient ratio of 4:1.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in Level II trauma care, adult and pediatric emergency nursing, trauma assessment, ventilator and airway management, arterial blood gas interpretation, dysrhythmia management, intravenous vasopressors, procedural sedation, chest tube management, stroke care, acute myocardial infarction care, sepsis management, behavioral health emergencies, and care of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction.
• Additional Information: The emergency department treats neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. Clinical responsibilities include triage, emergency medication administration, blood product administration, central line management, isolation precautions, seizure care, suicide risk management, wound and burn care, management of traumatic injuries, and identification and reporting of neglect or abuse. Interdisciplinary support includes respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and unit secretarial support. No on-call shifts are required.

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