Registered Nurse/ER

MedCadre Inc; California; On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

MedCadre is seeking an experienced ED travel nurse to support a college town ED in California. You will work day and night 12-hour shifts, providing high acuity care for adults and pediatrics, with a focus on procedural sedation and critical care interventions.

The role requires current ACLS/BCLS/PALS/TNCC certifications, and prior ED experience with cardiac monitoring, IV therapy, and rapid triage. This assignment emphasizes teamwork with physicians, nurses, and support staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of ED experience, including adult and pediatric patient care.
• Active ACLS, BCLS, PALS, RN with TNCC preferred.
• Experience with procedural sedation, IV therapy, and airway management.

Responsibilities

• Perform procedural sedations and monitor patients in ED.
• Manage dysrhythmias and cardiac monitoring; interpret ABGs as needed.
• Provide IV therapy, blood product administration, and line care.
• Assist with triage, isolation precautions, and patient flow in a busy ED.

Skills

Procedural sedation

Emergency nursing

Central line care

IV therapy

Cardiac monitoring

Triage and isolation

Education

ACLS

BCLS

PALS

TNCC

Tools

EPIC

Omnicell

Job description

Shift

Day (3x12 Hours) 9:00 21:00 / Night (3x12 Hours) 19:00 7:00 Description: *Disclaimer - high cost of living, please ensure that traveler has researched prior to submitting! ASAP 11/16 START! Must be able to work Mids/Nights Variable: 0900-2100, 1100-2300, 1500-0300, 1900-0700

Unit Details

Unit Description: This individual will perform a fair amount of procedural sedations, as we are in a college and retirement town and see students and elderly. This ED is not a stroke, semi, or trauma center, does not have a labor and delivery and does not admit pediatrics. We work as a team and have 1 MD, 1 PA, nurses, ED Techs and a Unit Clerk.

Patient Population

Neonates-Geriatrics

Call Req

Yes

Weekend Coverage

Every other (number of weekend shifts per contract varies)

Unit Systems

Omnicell SHIFT We typically need travelers for 1500 & 1900.Unit does flex on occasion. Meaning if you are scheduled to come in at 1500 and it is slow, the charge nurse may call you and ask you to flex for an hour or two. They can refuse to flex, but I do want them aware that we do this.

Certifications

Required: ACLS, BCLS, PALS, TNCC Preferred: NIH, NRP

Experience

Minimum 2 years of experience required- 1st time travelers allowed Must have general ED (combined adult/pediatrics) and non-trauma ED experience Isolation Precautions and Triage EPIC Cardiac Monitoring: Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias IV Therapy/Phlebotomy: Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Phlebotomy, Starting IVs Medications: Continuous Sedation, IV Vasopressors, Procedural Sedation Administration Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA, Neuro-Trauma, Spinal cord injury, Traumatic brain injury Orthopedics: Ortho-Trauma Pediatrics: Head injury, near drowning, spinal cord injury Respiratory/Thoracic: CPAP/BiPAP, Interpretation of ABGs, Ventilated patients Shock/Trauma: Gunshot wounds, Traumatic amputation PREFERRED EXPERIENCE Surgical Pediatric Experience Previous Charge experience

COVID-19 Vaccination

REQUIRED ALL RTO MUST BE ON INITIAL SUBMITTAL- PLEASE LIMIT RTO TO NO MORE THAN 3-4 DAYS