Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Merced, CA
Voca Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Requirements – ID: 65781124

Position: Emergency Room (ER) Registered Nurse (RN) Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (7:00 PM–7:00 AM) Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week

1. Required Qualifications

• Nursing license: Valid RN license; license must be available at submission.
• ER experience: Strong Emergency Department nursing experience is needed. The posting does not specify a minimum number of years.
• Cerner EMR experience: Cerner experience is strongly emphasized and described as a must-have in the unit notes. Recent experience is preferred.
• Documentation: Strong, thorough clinical documentation skills.
• Education: BSN is not required.
• Interview: Profile review and manager interview required.

2. Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)

3. Clinical Skills and Experience

The candidate should be comfortable with:

• Emergency patient assessment, triage, and stabilization.
• Caring for patients with routine and complex emergency conditions.
• Cardiac monitoring and recognition of cardiac emergencies.
• Stroke assessment and emergency response.
• Caring for ER patients awaiting inpatient beds (ER holds).
• Managing a patient assignment with an approximate 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio.
• Providing care in a busy emergency department averaging approximately 210 patient visits.
• Complying with EMTALA requirements for emergency care.

4. Schedule and Work Requirements

• Night shifts, 12 hours per shift.
• Work two weekends per four-week period.
• Work holidays as required by unit needs.
• No floating outside the ER.
• Self-scheduling is available, but the scheduler may rebalance schedules as needed.
• Travel teams are accepted, but matching schedules are not guaranteed.
• Orientation may include up to six shifts with a preceptor.

5. Unit and Facility Details

Category

Details

Unit

Emergency Department

Total patient-care rooms

33

Cardiac-monitored rooms

25

Charting system

Cerner

Trauma level

Not specified

BSN

Not required

Nurse-to-patient ratio

Approximately 1:4

Scrub color

Navy blue

Floating

No floating outside the ER

6. Candidate Submission Checklist

• Active RN license
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification
• NIHSS certification
• Cerner EMR experience, preferably recent
• Strong ER nursing experience
• Strong documentation skills
• Resume identifies which facility the candidate used Cerner at
• Availability for night shifts, weekends, and holidays