ER RN
Long Beach, California
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

Emergency Department RN, PM Shift

Location: Long Beach, California Employment Type: Travel/Contract Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks

Schedule

• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:30)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Weekend Work: Yes, per department needs
• Floating: Not required
• On-Call: Not required
• Backfill: Position backfills an existing clinician.

Time Off

• Pre-approved time off is at the manager's discretion and must be included at the time of submission.
• Holiday time off cannot be approved for contracts at this time. It will be reviewed separately, and no holiday time off can be guaranteed.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Emergency Department (ED) experience of at least 2.5 years
• Emergency Department experience within the last year
• Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
• Experience in a large hospital setting
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association (AHA) or RQI
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association (AHA) or RQI
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association (AHA) or RQI
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification

Preferred

• COVID vaccination record (preferred, not required)

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start (not required annually)
• N95 fit test within 1 year of start, renewed annually; onsite fit testing is not offered
• Tdap within the last 10 years (may decline)
• Negative TB test (QuantiFERON, T-SPOT, or 2-step PPD) within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Annual TB questionnaire, required regardless of TB result
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella immunity via positive titer or vaccination (declination accepted for some low or equivocal titers)
• Flu vaccine required November 1 to April 30 (may decline; unvaccinated staff must wear masks during flu season)

Drug Screening

• Negative 9-panel drug screen within 1 year of start (instant screen accepted; no marijuana panel)
• California: urine marijuana testing is prohibited. Saliva THC testing may be required in addition to urine testing.

Background and Compliance

• Standard background check within 1 year of start, updated annually, including a 7-year search (Social Security trace, county, and nationwide searches, and sex offender registry)
• Exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) required
• Government-issued photo ID required
• Emergency contact form required
• Badge headshot photo: not required at this location

Training and Documentation

• HIPAA training module required before the documentation system modules
• Documentation system education modules required (about 8 hours). Complete from home on Monday of start week and finish by the first in-person day (Tuesday).
• Online learning modules required
• Returning clinicians may submit HIPAA or documentation system certificates dated within 12 months of start.
• Review required before start: drug and alcohol policy, dress and appearance policy, hand hygiene policy, discharge optimization, and care briefing
• Certificate of completion must be uploaded for modules.

Application and References

• Employment application required
• 2 professional references required
• Annual internal evaluation by the staffing agency required (if the clinician has worked with them for a year or more, it must be on file)