Emergency Room RN
Potsdam, NY
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Emergency Room position supporting the care of adult and pediatric patients in a high-acuity emergency department setting. The role requires strong assessment and emergency nursing skills, including dysrhythmia management, critical care interventions, trauma care, and management of patients with complex medical conditions. First-time travelers are accepted.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts of 12 hours, with a minimum of 48 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; New York license in hand; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications; experience with a combined adult and pediatric emergency department, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, blood product administration, central line care and management, phlebotomy, starting and maintaining intravenous lines, continuous intravenous sedation, intravenous vasopressors, cerebrovascular accident care, neurotrauma, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, orthopedic trauma, ventilated patients, seizures, burns, infections, respiratory infections, mental and behavioral health conditions, and urinary tract infections; electronic health record experience required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Trauma Level I or Level II experience; Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification; TCAR certification; experience with arterial line management, bilevel positive airway pressure and continuous positive airway pressure management, arterial blood gas interpretation, procedural sedation administration and monitoring, triage, poison ingestion, near drowning, sickle cell crisis, and skin disorders.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Care is provided to neonates, infants, adolescents, adults, pediatrics, and geriatric patients.
  • The emergency department is designated as a Level III Trauma Center and Primary Stroke Center.
  • Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, with two weekends scheduled during a four-week schedule.
  • Unit orientation consists of 24 hours.
  • First-time travelers are accepted.
  • Support services include respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and unit secretary support.

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