ED RN
Grass Valley, California
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

ER (Emergency Room) Registered Nurse

Location: Grass Valley, California (near Sacramento) Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• 2 years of experience
• Active BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications
• Active California RN license
• 2 supervisor references at submittal (charge accepted): 1 within the last 12 months and 1 within the last 3 years worked

Pre-Acceptance Requirement

• Dysrhythmia Exam (Basic) must be sent with acceptance and completed within 24-48 hours. It is pass/fail, with two attempts (Test A first, then Test B for the retake). A screenshot showing the number of attempts is also required. The traveler must set up the exam immediately.

Unit and Staffing

• Unit: ED, 21 beds
• Ratio: 1:4
• Charge nurse: Generally does not take patients but will do break relief
• Nurse aides: Available as census and staffing dictate
• Telemetry: Yes. Must be able to read and interpret EKG strips.
• Ventilators: No
• IV team: No
• Hospitalist or intensivist: In house
• Respiratory therapy: 24/7
• Pharmacy: 24/7

Schedule

• Shifts start at 6:45 AM. Report is at the bedside.
• Overtime and extra shifts are available.
• Self-scheduling is used but is not finalized until the manager balances it. Schedules are posted 4 weeks out. Travelers can access schedules from home, mark themselves available for extra shifts, and trade shifts with other staff.
• Block scheduling is generally not available.
• Every other weekend is required.
• Holidays: Travelers work 2 of the 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's). Holiday time off will be considered but is not guaranteed. Unit managers make the final scheduling decision.

Orientation

• Facility-wide orientation is held the first week in Sacramento, not in Grass Valley.
• Floor-specific orientation takes 1-2 days on the floor with a preceptor.

Dress Code

• Navy scrubs. Under shirts must be navy, white, or black.
• Scrub jackets are optional and must be navy.

Patient Population

• Standard ED patient population, from chest pain to the common cold
• MI, CVA, and trauma patients are stabilized and transferred