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

Job Opportunity: RN - ER - Travel

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 using nursing processes
• Establish and update individualized plans of care based on assessments
• Administer oral, topical, and parenteral medications following the 7 rights
• Assess and document medication effectiveness and any adverse effects
• Perform treatments and procedures adhering to hospital policies, sterile technique, and patient privacy
• Document patient responses, pain management, discharge planning, education, and progress accurately and legibly
• Educate patients and families based on assessed needs
• Interpret diagnostic data and intervene appropriately
• Communicate changes in patient condition promptly to physicians and healthcare team using SBAR communication
• Respect patient rights including confidentiality, safety, and participation in care planning
• Participate in multidisciplinary care planning
• Manage patients in restraints per policy and understand application criteria
• Follow National Patient Safety Goals and hospital policies including infection control and blood transfusion protocols
• Understand and activate Disaster Plan and Rapid Response Team roles
• Complete orientation to Life Safety Standards (Code Blue, Code Pink, Haz Mat, Fire, Oxygen shut off)
• Follow guidelines for Core Measures and Vaccine protocols
• Perform advanced patient assessments and prioritize patient 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 through ED including Rapid Medicine Evaluation (RME)
• Perform nursing activities related to admission and discharge
• Use chain of command within the ED appropriately
• Understand teaching/physician residency model in the ED
• Safely administer high-risk medications following hospital/ED policy

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Minimum of 4 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience, including experience within the last year
• Trauma experience
• Pediatrics experience
• Minimum of 2 years of total travel nursing experience
• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• CPI certification
• TNCC or ATCN certification
• NIHSS certification
• PALS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Additional Information

• Return to Office (RTO) maximum 8 days

This position is ideal for experienced ER nurses with trauma background and prior travel nursing experience looking for a travel assignment in California.