ER RN
Valencia, California
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

ER

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Valencia, California
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
• 36 hours per week
• 13-week contract
• Every other weekend required, or more depending on unit needs
• Possible floating required
• No travel pairs
• Candidate must be 100% committed; cancellation after acceptance may result in DNR
• 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
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB)
• NIHSS
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience with arterial lines
• Experience with central line management
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with arterial blood gas sampling
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with neuro monitoring
• Experience with traumatic brain injury (TBI) management
• Experience caring for spinal cord injury patients
• Experience with bedside procedures
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation

Required Clinical Experience / Skills

• General Emergency Department experience, combined adult/pediatric
• Level II Trauma Center experience
• STEMI Certified Facility experience
• Stroke Certified Facility experience
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Obtain 12-lead EKG
• 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
• ICP monitoring
• Neuro-trauma
• Spinal cord injury
• Traumatic brain injury
• Manage/apply splints
• 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/management
• CPAP/BiPAP
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Intubation
• Ventilated patients
• Gunshot wounds
• Traumatic amputation
• Isolation precautions
• Triage

Notes

• Possible floating required