Emergency Department RN
Downey, California
PIH Health Hospital - Downey

Registered Nurse – ER

Overview

• Location: Downey, California
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 15 weeks
• Start: Hard start 12/14
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 7:30)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid California RN license
• 2 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience; candidates with 1 year may be considered
• Emergency Department experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience working with spinal cord injury patients
• Experience with arterial line management
• Experience with central line management
• IV insertion skills (starting IVs)
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation (procedural sedation administration)
• Continuous IV sedation
• IV vasopressors
• ICP monitoring
• Experience with Epic

Scheduling Requirements

• Every other weekend is required.
• Must be willing to work holidays.
• No time off requested (RTO) during the first two weeks of the assignment.
• Maximum of 3 days RTO.
• RTO must be included on the submittal. Once submitted, it can only be changed to cancel requested time, so all dates needed off must be confirmed for the full contract.

Pre-Start Requirements

Testing

• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam (advanced with measurements) completed within 72 hours of signing. Requires an 80% or higher score, with two attempts allowed.
• Proctored dysrhythmia exam given onsite during orientation. Requires an 80% or higher score, with no missed lethal rhythms, and a 45-minute time limit. Retest is the day after; a second failure is escalated for next steps.
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam, passing score of 80%
• General competency exam, minimum passing score of 80% (or the Angoff score, if higher)

Background and Verification

• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days, including county searches, SS trace, national criminal database, national sex offender registry, and highest education verified. Any hit results in cancellation.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, updated monthly
• State license verification within 14 days prior to start. Any hit results in cancellation.
• Two professional references from a manager or above (charge nurses acceptable), validated within 2 years
• Employment application or resume, showing at least 1 year of relevant experience and 7 years of work history where applicable
• Skills checklist, updated annually

Health

• Negative 7-panel drug screen within 30 days of start. Marijuana must not be included in the panel.
• Physical within 1 year of start, stating the candidate is free of communicable disease and can perform job duties without limitations
• Negative TB test (TSPOT, QuantiFERON, or 2 PPDs) within 1 year, or chest X-ray if positive. Annual TB questionnaire required.
• Tdap within 10 years, or declination
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity: positive titer or 2 lifetime vaccines (boosters may be used for low or equivocal titers)
• Hepatitis B: 3-dose series, positive titer, or declination
• Flu and COVID vaccine or declination for 11/01 to 03/31. Unvaccinated candidates must wear a mask in patient care areas during this period.
• Fit mask testing within 1 year, renewed annually, if the unit requires it

Other

• Photo for badge on file by the Tuesday before start, white background, shoulders up
• Interim life safety measures completed before start