Travel Nurse RN

A hospital in California is looking for an experienced ER nurse for a travel contract.

The right candidate will have 2 full years of experience and must hold the following certifications:

1. Active BLS certification
2. Active ACLS certification
3. Active NIHSS certification
4. Active PALS certification
5. Active California License

Schedule Information:

• Shifts: 12\’s Days: 7a-730p; 9a-9:30p; Mids: 10a-10:30p, 11a-11:30p, 1p-1:30a, 3p-3:30a; Nights 7p-7:30a.
• Self-scheduling but not finalized until the manager balances it.
• Schedules are for 4 weeks.
• Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule.
• Holidays: 1 major & 1 minor.

Unit Specific Information:

ED Unit Specifics

Additional Details:

• CERNER REQUIRED
• Unit: ED
• # beds: 18 Beds (Fast track staffed with midlevels & LVNs)
• Ratios: 1 to 4 unless ICU patient would be 1 to 2
• EMR: Cerner
• Charge Nurse: Shift manager & a resource nurse
• Nurse Aides: ED Techs are EMT or aides from other units
• Tele: Phillips
• Vents: yes
• Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes – only use MD\’s in the ER
• IV Team: No
• RT 24/7: Yes
• Pharmacy 24/7: Yes & Omnicell
• Floating could happen between the 2 facilities to the ER. If floated prior to shift, would get a 2 hour notice prior to start. Midshift floating could happen. The facilities are only 6.5 miles apart.
• Floor specific orientation: 2 shifts at the primary campus & 1 shift at the other campus.
• Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Less peds than Mercy Southwest campus. This campus has CDCR (correctional patients) officer comes from the prison & stays with them. All OB are transferred to the other campus. A little more homeless & indigent population here. No cardiac patients. These would be stabilized & transferred out.
• This must be their primary job. They will not work around another work schedule to accommodate hours. Must be very teamwork oriented. They treat between 85 – 115 patients per day with an average of 100 patients per day.

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