Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Emergency Room — Long Beach, CA. The position provides emergency care to neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients in a large-volume Level II Trauma Center. The role requires strong emergency nursing experience, trauma-care competency, and the ability to manage complex medical and surgical emergencies.
Job Details
- Schedule: Three 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM–7:30 PM, for a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications:
- At least 2.5 years of experience in a large Level II Trauma Center with annual emergency department volume exceeding 90,000 visits
- Registered Nurse licensure in California, held in hand
- Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications
- Required electronic charting experience
- Competency in emergency and trauma care, including arterial line management, ventilator care, central line management, blood product administration, continuous intravenous sedation, intravenous vasopressors, procedural sedation, triage, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, stroke care, neurotrauma, orthopedic trauma, pediatric emergency care, and isolation precautions
- Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience in a high-volume emergency department and Level II Trauma Center environment.
- Additional Information:
- Weekend coverage may be required based on department needs.
- Patient ratios are approximately 1 nurse to 4 patients.
- The department treats a broad range of patient populations, including neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
- Orientation includes required training and specialty modules.
- One professional reference from within the past two years is required.
- Influenza vaccination is required; medical and religious exemptions are accepted.
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
