Job Summary
Operating Room. The Trauma Nurse Lead supports emergency care during the initial primary and secondary survey period for high-acuity trauma patients. The role requires strong intravenous therapy skills, rapid critical-thinking ability, effective communication, and the ability to lead a team while ensuring quality patient care.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, including weekends, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Current Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; two years of emergency department nursing care experience and/or one year of trauma nursing care experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Not specified.
- Additional Information:
- Provides direct nursing care in a high-acuity emergency department trauma setting.
- Leads the team during primary and secondary trauma surveys.
- Performs or assists with intravenous placement, spinal stabilization, splinting, chest tube procedures, traction, central and arterial line placement, and emergency bedside procedures.
- Independently manages mass transfusions using a Level 1 rapid infuser.
- Demonstrates strong problem-solving, computer, written and verbal communication, and team collaboration skills.
- Wears required red and black scrubs, consisting of a red top and black bottoms.
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
