Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department - $2,573 per week

Company: Memorial Hospital - Bakersfield
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: October 8, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS required
• Basic EKG interpretation test assigned during orientation
• Critical care RNs will have more than just the basic interpretation test
  • Job Details
  • A hospital in California is looking for an experienced ER nurse for a travel contract.
  • The right candidate will have full experience, hold an active BLS, NIHSS, ACLS, PALS and CA License.
    • Job Requirements
    • MUST HAVE 3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
    • WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY TRAVEL TEAMS, INCLUDING DUOS
    • CERNER REQUIRED
    • Will be required to float to Peds ER
    • 2 years experience required.
    • Adult ER-BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS is required
    • Peds ER-BLS, ALS, PALS
    • ENPC preferred or CPEN preferred.
    • ICU is 1:2; peds 1:4; adults 1:4; procedural sedation 1:1
      • Schedule Information
      • 12 hrs, 7a-7p, 11a-11p, 1p-1a, 3p-3a, 7p-7a.
      • No block scheduling.
      • Traveler needs to be flexible with the scheduling.
      • Every other weekend
      • 2 out of every 3 holidays
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Use ER techs or CNAs, have LVNs that run fast track area
        • Phillips - they have a monitor tech
        • MDs and midlevel's--quick look and fast track ran by midlevel's; from 11a-11p the pads ER is staffed by a designated pediatric doctor
        • All diagnosis from minor walk ins to critically ill patients, respiratory failure, asthma, Abd pain, fractures, substance abuse, stroke alert facility, STEMI receiving center; some psych holds
          • Additional Details
          • Some nurses will work just peds ER, some just adult ER and some do both.
          • For peds ER, need to have significant peds ER experience, not just general experience.
          • 30,000 kids per year seen in ER, approx 325 visits per day between both ERs
          • 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

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