ED - Emergency Department RN
Grass Valley, California
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

ER (Emergency Room) RN

Location: Grass Valley, California (orientation held in Sacramento) Unit: ED, 21 beds Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day or evening, 12-hour shifts (36 hours/week), starting at 6:45 Specialty Experience: 2 years in ER

Required Qualifications

• Active BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications
• Active California RN license
• Two supervisor references at submittal: one within the last 12 months and one within the last 3 years worked

Pre-Acceptance Requirement

• Dysrhythmia exam (basic), completed within 24-48 hours of acceptance. It is scored pass/fail, with two attempts allowed (Test A first, then Test B on retake). A screenshot showing the number of attempts is required.

Orientation

• Facility-wide orientation: first week in Sacramento
• Floor-specific orientation: 1-2 days on the floor with a preceptor

Unit Details

• Ratio: 1:4
• Charge nurse: Generally does not take patients but will provide 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 and pharmacy: Available 24/7

Schedule

• Overtime and extra shifts available
• Self-scheduling, finalized by the manager; schedules posted 4 weeks in advance
• Block scheduling generally not available
• Every other weekend
• Holidays: Rotate with core staff; travelers work 2 of the 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's). Holiday time off is considered but not guaranteed.

Patient Population

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

Dress Code

• Navy scrubs; under-shirts must be navy, white, or black
• Scrub jackets are optional and must be navy