ER RN
Torrance, California
Torrance Memorial Medical Center

ER Registered Nurse (Travel)

Overview

• Location: Torrance, California
• Department: ER
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 4x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:30)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Schedule options: 36s or 48s offered
• First-time travelers: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid, active California RN license
• 2 years of emergency department (ED) experience
• ED experience within the last year
• Pediatric emergency room experience
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification, updated annually
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Schedule and Expectations

• Weekend work required, every other weekend
• Floating required
• On-call not required
• Must work 2 of 4 major holidays (12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 1/1)
• May be required to work a 7th shift if census increases (scheduled in advance)
• No scheduling requests or time off within the first 2 weeks; maximum of 10 days off
• Float policy acknowledgment required before start for ICU, NICU, and Med Surg floats

Pre-Start Compliance Requirements

• Background: Standard background check within 1 year of start, updated annually (SSN trace, county, nationwide, and sex offender searches). Education verification required. Negative results are required; any hit will result in cancellation.
• Federal and state exclusion checks: OIG/HHS and EPLS/GSA/SAM within 30 days of start, then monthly. CA Medi-Cal search within 30 days of start, then monthly.
• Drug screen: Within 1 year of start, updated annually. THC/marijuana is no longer included in the panel as of 1/1/24.
• TB: PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-Spot within 12 months before start. A positive result requires a negative chest X-ray within 5 years and an annual TB questionnaire.
• Immunity: Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity (titer, vaccine, or signed declination). Hepatitis B immunity (titer, vaccine series, or signed declination). Tdap vaccine or declination.
• Respirator fit test: Required within 1 year of start for onsite candidates, using specified 3M N95 masks.
• Training and acknowledgments: Safety and disaster preparedness quiz, orientation module and quiz, and signed policy acknowledgments (including the 7th shift agreement, unit job description, and standards of behavior) before start.