Emergency Room RN
Tucson, AZ
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Room, Tucson, Arizona: This position provides comprehensive nursing care to emergency patients through assessment, care planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation. The role collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals while supporting safe, evidence-based care and positive patient outcomes.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Current, valid Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice, a temporary or interim Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice, or compact Registered Nurse (RN) licensure; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification; Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification; National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; at least two years of recent Emergency Department (ED) Registered Nurse (RN) experience; prior experience in a Level I Trauma Center; and prior travel experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelors degree; professional certification; experience in a hospital with more than 500 beds; and additional related education or experience.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides direct nursing care based on patient needs, provider orders, nursing care plans, policies, procedures, and professional standards.
  • Assesses physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge planning needs.
  • Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
  • Documents assessments, interventions, patient responses, care plans, and provider orders accurately and timely.
  • Delegates and supervises care activities performed by licensed and non-licensed personnel as appropriate.
  • Communicates patient status and care needs effectively to members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Participates in patient education, mentoring, orientation, quality improvement, shared leadership, and evidence-based practice activities.
  • Must be able to stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, stretch, assist with patient transfers, and respond promptly to patient care needs. Standard precautions are required due to potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids.

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