Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Moreno Valley, California
Riverside University Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Emergency Room (Travel)

Location: Moreno Valley, California
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: Approximately 13 weeks

Job Description

• Assess patients on admission considering physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs within specified time frames.
• Reassess patients’ health needs at least every shift and as warranted by condition changes.
• Establish and update individualized plans of care based on comprehensive data.
• Administer oral, topical, and parenteral medications following the 7 rights of medication administration.
• Assess and document medication and treatment effectiveness and any adverse effects.
• Perform treatments and procedures adhering to nursing best practices, hospital policies, sterile technique, standard precautions, and patient privacy.
• Document patient responses, pain management, discharge planning, education, and progress toward goals accurately and legibly.
• Educate patients and families based on assessed needs.
• Interpret diagnostic data and intervene appropriately.
• Communicate promptly any changes in patient condition to physicians and healthcare team members using SBAR communication for handoffs.
• Respect patient rights including confidentiality, safety, and participation in care planning.
• Participate in multidisciplinary care planning.
• Manage patients in restraints according to policy and understand application criteria.
• Follow National Patient Safety Goals and hospital policies including use of two patient identifiers.
• Understand and participate in disaster plans and rapid response activation.
• Complete orientation to Life Safety Standards (Code Blue, Code Pink, Code Red, Haz Mat, Oxygen shut off).
• Follow infection control policies and blood transfusion protocols.
• Understand and use the chain of command appropriately.
• Follow guidelines for Core Measures and vaccine protocols.
• Perform advanced patient assessments and prioritize care needs.
• Care for patients across the age continuum from birth to geriatric.
• Respond to minor to life-threatening illness or injury.
• Complete ED skills checklist before first scheduled shift.
• Understand patient flow in the ED including Rapid Medicine Evaluation (RME).
• Perform nursing activities related to admission and discharge.
• Use the chain of command within the ED and understand the teaching/physician residency model.
• Safely administer high-risk medications following hospital/ED policy.

Required Qualifications

• Current California RN License.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in Emergency Department nursing and Level 1 Trauma.
• At least 2 years of prior travel nursing experience required.
• ACLS, BLS, CPI Certification.
• TNCC or ATCN certification.
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
• PALS certification.
• Experience in a facility with at least 40 beds.
• Some exposure to pediatric patients preferred.
• Epic electronic health record experience is highly preferred.
• Travel candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility.

Additional Information

• Return to Office (RTO) maximum 8 days.
• Must complete ED skills checklist prior to first shift.

This position is ideal for experienced Emergency Room Registered Nurses with travel nursing experience seeking a challenging and rewarding assignment in California.