ER RN
Santa Clarita, California
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

ER

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Valencia, California
• 13-week assignment
• Day shift: 3x12 hours
• Variable start times: 7a, 10a, or 12p
• Every other weekend required
• Possible floating required
• No travel pairs
• Candidate must be 100% committed; cancellations may result in DNR status
• RTO must be submitted up front

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• ED - Emergency Department (1 year of experience)
• ED - Emergency Department experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB)
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Obtain 12 lead EKG
• Experience with arterial lines
• Blood Product Administration
• Experience with central line management
• Phlebotomy
• IV insertion skills
• Continuous IV paralytics

Preferred

• None stated

Clinical Experience / Skills

• General Emergency Department experience with adult and pediatric patients
• Level II Trauma Center experience
• STEMI Certified Facility experience
• Stroke Certified Facility experience
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Multisystem organ dysfunction/failure management
• 12-lead EKG acquisition
• Arterial line management
• Blood product administration
• Central line care/management
• Phlebotomy
• Starting IVs
• Continuous IV paralytics
• Continuous IV sedation
• Emergency medications
• IV vasopressors
• Procedural sedation administration
• CVA care
• ICP monitoring
• Neuro-Trauma
• Spinal cord injury
• Traumatic brain injury
• Splint application and management
• Ortho-Trauma
• Abdominal pain
• Asthma
• Burns
• Epiglottitis
• Head injury
• Hyperglycemia
• Identifying and reporting abuse
• Infections
• Mental/behavioral health conditions
• Near drowning
• Poison ingestion
• Respiratory infections
• Seizures
• Sickle cell crisis
• Skin disorders
• Urinary tract infections
• Acute psychosis
• Drug overdose
• Managing violent behavior
• Psychiatric hold
• Suicidal patient
• Chest tube insertion and management
• CPAP/BiPAP
• ABG interpretation
• Intubation
• Ventilated patients
• Gunshot wounds
• Traumatic amputation
• Isolation precautions
• Triage