Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department - $2,560 per week Job Listing at Memorial Hospital - Bakersfield in Bakersfield, CA (Job ID 4610763-2024-08-25)

Description

Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS required.
• ENPC preferred or CPEN preferred for Peds ER.
• Navy blue for RN, cranberry for LVN.

Job Details
• A hospital in California is looking for an experienced ER nurse for a travel contract.
• The right candidate will have 3 full years of experience.
• ALL CANDIDATES MUST HAVE CERNER EXPERIENCE AND TRAVEL EXPERIENCE.
• Basic EKG interpretation test assigned during orientation.
• Critical care RNs (ED/ICUs/PICU) will have more than just the basic interpretation test.
• All diagnosis from minor walk ins to critically ill patients, respiratory failure, asthma, Abd pain, fractures, substance abuse, stroke alert facility, STEMI receiving center.

Job Requirements
• Must hold an active BLS, NIHSS, ACLS, PALS and CA License.
• Must have 3 years of experience.
• CERNER REQUIRED.
• Will be required to float to Peds ER.
• 2 years experience required for Peds ER.
• Adult ER-BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS is required.
• In the peds ER, need to have significant peds ER experience.

Schedule Information
• 12 hrs shifts which may vary (7a-7p, 11a-11p, 1p-1a, 3p-3a, 7p-7a). No block scheduling.
• 3 shifts on unit plus meet with ER educator to ensure all education is completed.
• Traveler needs to be flexible with the scheduling.
• Every other weekend.
• 2 out of every 3 holidays.

Unit Specific Information
• Adult ER has 28 (18 beds and 10 reclining chairs for moderate care).
• Peds ER has 5 beds and 5 reclining chairs.
• There are 3 triage nurses to start the day.
• ICU ratio is 1:2; peds 1:4; adults 1:4; procedural sedation 1:1.
• Use ER techs or CNAs, have LVNs that run fast track area.
• MDs and midlevel's--quick look and fast track ran by midlevel's.
• From 11a-11p the peds ER is staffed by a designated pediatric doctor.
• Phillips - they have a monitor tech.

Additional Details
• Some nurses will work just peds ER, some just adult ER and some do both.
• Traveler friendly, very team oriented, no gossip, must treat all team members well INCLUDING EMS.
• In the peds ER, they are a receiving center for pediatrics; in adult ER, they are a STEMI, CVA and burn receiving center.

Compensation Information:
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