Emergency Room RN
Mission Hills, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Emergency Room position for a healthcare provider working nights in a high-acuity emergency department. The role provides care to neonatal, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, including trauma, cardiac, neurological, respiratory, behavioral health, and critical-care cases. Pediatric experience is required, with pediatric patients comprising approximately 30% of the department volume.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; emergency department pediatric experience; travel experience; valid California state license; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Los Angeles City Fire Card certifications; compact license must be in hand at submission.
• Clinical Responsibilities and Experience: Care for patients with Level II trauma, pediatric emergencies, acute myocardial infarctions, strokes, motor vehicle accidents, gunshot wounds, sepsis, and congestive heart failure. Familiarity with antibiotics, vasopressors, opioids, sedation, antihypertensive medications, antiseizure medications, and cardiac medications is required.
• Additional Information: Patient care includes trauma assessment, triage, airway and ventilator management, central and chest tube care, blood product administration, continuous intravenous sedation and paralytics, intravenous vasopressors, procedural sedation, seizure management, management of dysrhythmias, behavioral health emergencies, and care of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction. The department supports an average daily census of approximately 250340 visits and provides respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and unit secretary support. Block scheduling may be accommodated at the organizations discretion. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, and holiday scheduling requirements apply.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits