Job Summary
Emergency Room – Washington. The position provides nursing care in an acute emergency setting serving patients with general emergency conditions, stroke, STEMI, and major trauma requiring stabilization and transfer. The role supports a high-volume department with 12-hour night shifts and may include triage responsibilities for qualified professionals.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications; minimum of 2 years of experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Emergency department triage experience.
- Schedule: Night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Additional Information: Acute emergency department with 32 beds, two trauma bays, and two seclusion rooms, serving an average of 125–150 patients per day. Typical nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:4–5, depending on acuity. Responsibilities may include caring for stroke and STEMI patients, stabilizing major trauma patients for transfer, monitoring and interpreting cardiac rhythms, caring for ventilated patients, and performing laboratory draws. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, with holiday rotation. Professional-colored scrubs are required. Orientation includes education, learning modules, electronic medical record training, and one shift of department-specific orientation.
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
