Travel ER Registered Nurse
Moreno Valley, California
Riverside University Medical Center

Travel RN - Emergency Room (ER)

Location: Moreno Valley, California
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing Travel
Contract Length: 8 weeks

Job Description

• Assess patients on admission considering physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs
• Reassess patient health needs at least every shift and as warranted
• Establish and update individualized plans of care based on assessments
• Administer oral, topical, and parenteral medications following the 7 rights
• Assess and document medication and treatment effectiveness and side effects
• Perform treatments and procedures adhering to nursing best practices, hospital policies, sterile technique, 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 changes in patient condition promptly using SBAR communication during 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 apply restraint criteria knowledge
• Follow National Patient Safety Goals and hospital policies including two patient identifiers
• Understand and participate in hospital disaster plans and rapid response activation
• Complete orientation to Life Safety Standards (Code Blue, Code Pink, Haz Mat, Fire, Oxygen shut off)
• Adhere to infection control policies and blood transfusion protocols
• Follow chain of command appropriately
• Comply with Core Measures and vaccine protocols
• Perform hand hygiene before and after patient contact
• Perform advanced patient assessments and prioritize care needs
• Care for patients across all age groups 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 chain of command within the ED
• Understand teaching and physician residency models in the ED
• Safely administer high-risk medications per hospital/ED policy

Qualifications & Requirements

• Current RN license in California
• ACLS, BLS, CPI certification required
• TNCC or ATCN certification
• NIHSS and PALS certifications
• Minimum 3 years ED and Trauma experience required; 4 years preferred
• At least 1 year travel nursing experience preferred
• Experience in a facility with at least 40 beds
• Epic electronic health record experience highly preferred
• Some pediatric exposure preferred
• Travel candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility
• Return to office (RTO) maximum 8 days
• Must be available to start by December 22

Shift Details

• 2 days per week
• 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM

This position is ideal for experienced ER nurses with trauma background seeking a travel assignment in California.