ER RN
Santa Clarita, 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; cancellations may result in DNR status
• RTO must be submitted up front

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• 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 or RQI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross or RQI
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross or RQI
• NIHSS
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) or CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Adult patients
• Experience working with Spinal Cord Injury patients
• Experience working with Suicidal patients
• Experience with arterial lines
• Experience with central line management
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation
• Experience with neuro monitoring
• Experience with traumatic brain injury (TBI) management
• Chest tube insertion/management
• Experience caring for spinal cord injury patients

Preferred

• None stated

Unit / Clinical Setting

• General Emergency Department, combined adult/pediatric
• Level II Trauma Center
• STEMI certified facility
• Stroke certified facility

Required Clinical Skills

• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• 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
• Splint application and management
• 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
• ABG interpretation
• Intubation
• Ventilated patients
• Gunshot wounds
• Traumatic amputation
• Isolation precautions
• Triage