Job Summary
Emergency Room (ER) Nurse – Location: unspecified. This position involves providing direct patient care within a busy emergency department. The role requires utilizing nursing skills to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centered care while collaborating with the healthcare team to meet individual patient needs.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN); State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License; BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications from recognized authorities; minimum of 2 years current experience in a large Emergency Department; successful passage of a Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia (BCA) test prior to start, with a re-test option if necessary.
- Additional Responsibilities: Utilizes the nursing process for patient assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating care; administers medications and treatments as prescribed; supervises clinical staff and ensures competency standards; completes patient education; ensures documentation accuracy; collaborates with patients and families to meet discharge and learning needs.
- Preferred Qualifications: Epic electronic medical record experience, but training is available onsite.
- Certification & Licensure: Valid nursing license in the state of practice.
- Other: Candidates must pass a BCA (Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia) test to commence work. Floating between departments and/or local locations within 20 miles is required.
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
