Emergency Room RN
Eureka, CA
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Emergency Room position for a night-shift assignment beginning 12/14/2026. The role supports patients across the lifespan, including those requiring emergency, trauma, behavioral health, critical care, and observation services. Travelers may be assigned to the Observation Unit for emergency department hold patients and should be prepared to support a broad range of clinical needs.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, 48 hours per week; weekend coverage required for 3 of 6 weekends.
• Required Qualifications: At least 1 year of experience; valid California state license, with a compact license in hand at submission; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), and Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) certifications.
• Preferred Qualifications: Community hospital experience preferred.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient ratio is 4:1 across days, nights, and weekends.
  • Assignment supports neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.
  • Clinical volume includes approximately 105 daily patients and 135 visits per day.
  • Travelers will cover Observation Unit patients who are being held in the emergency department.
  • Experience with emergency, trauma, psychiatric, neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, and multisystem conditions is relevant.
  • Responsibilities may include triage, emergency medication administration, procedural sedation monitoring, ventilator and airway support, intravenous therapy, dysrhythmia management, trauma care, blood product administration, and management of behavioral health emergencies.
  • Orientation includes 40 hours.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, lift teams, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and unit secretary services.

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