Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Riverside, CA
Formation, Inc.
4x12 hrs, Nights

ER RN, Riverside, CA
 

Position Summary:

Travel ER RN needed for a Level 1 trauma Emergency Department in Riverside, CA, with 4 openings to cover a peak in census. The role requires strong ED skills across the age range from birth to geriatric, and the ability to handle everything from minor illness to life-threatening injury. This is a teaching/residency-model ED.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess patients on admission and reassess at least every shift, covering physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs
• Establish, review and update each patient’s plan of care
• Administer oral, topical and parenteral medications using the 7 rights, including high-risk medications per hospital/ED policy
• Perform treatments and procedures using sterile technique, standard precautions and patient privacy practices
• Interpret diagnostic data, intervene appropriately, and promptly communicate changes in condition to physicians and the care team
• Use SBAR for all handoffs, and document accurately and legibly
• Educate patients and families, and document patient teaching and discharge planning
• Manage patients in restraints per policy
• Know how to activate the Rapid Response Team, and understand patient flow through the ED, including Rapid Medical Evaluation (RME)
• Follow National Patient Safety Goals, infection control and blood transfusion policies
• Complete the ED skills checklist before the first scheduled shift

Requirements:

• Current California RN license
• ACLS, BLS and PALS
• Current CPI (required)
• TNCC or ATCN
• NIHSS
• 4 years of ED experience in a Level 1 trauma center
• Recent ER experience in an acute care facility

Shift: 4x12

Contract Length: 13 Weeks

Start Date: 11/16/2026