ER RN
Eureka, California
Saint Joseph Hospital

ER Registered Nurse (Travel)

Overview

• Location: Eureka, California
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 26 weeks
• Start Date: ASAP
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (18:00 to 06:00)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Weekend Requirement: 3 out of 6
• RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days
• First-Time Travelers: Accepted
• Pending License: Not accepted

Unit and Assignment Details

• Float Scope: Travelers will cover the Observation Unit, which holds ER hold patients.
• Facility Size: 20 rooms/26 beds
• Average Daily Census: 105
• Visits per Day: 135
• Scrubs: Personal scrubs are allowed. No prints.

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid California RN license
• Years of Experience: 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) experience, completed within the last year
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Pre-Start and Onboarding Requirements

• Identification: Government-issued photo ID and Social Security card
• Background Check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, and updated annually. Includes SSN trace, death master index, county and nationwide searches, national sex offender search, FACIS Level 3, and education verification. An international search is needed if the candidate lived or worked internationally in the past 7 years.
• Exclusion Screenings: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, both within 30 days of start and updated monthly
• Education Verification: Third-party verification of nursing degree
• NURSYS Verification: Required for all RNs
• Employment Application: Must cover at least the last 5 years of employment, in month/year format
• References: Minimum of 2 covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty or setting
• Physical Exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO, stating the candidate is free of infectious disease and able to work with or without accommodation. An APRN signature is acceptable.
• TB Screening: IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start. Positive TB history requires proof of past positive and a chest X-ray.
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella: 2 MMR vaccines (at least 28 days apart) or a positive titer. Low or equivocal titers have alternate options.
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or a positive titer. Low or equivocal titers have alternate options.
• Hepatitis B: Signed declination, or documentation of a positive titer and vaccination
• Tdap: Within 10 years. Declination accepted.
• Drug Screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start. Instant results are acceptable.
• Flu Vaccine: Required during flu season (9/1 to 3/30), or a declination. All working candidates must provide one by 10/31.
• COVID: Vaccination record preferred. Declinations are not required.
• RespSafety Clearance: Required, with annual medical clearance for respirator use
• Fit Testing: Required. Completed onsite unless a valid record exists within 1 year. Any mask type is acceptable.
• Skills Checklist: Required for the applicable unit and updated annually
• Float Policy: Acknowledgement required. Candidate may be required to float to another facility within a reasonable distance.
• Annual Training: Regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours) and ER specialty-specific modules, both required annually
• Regional Core Modules: Required annually for California, with a pre-start pathway completed before the original start date