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Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Orange, California

Join a high-acuity emergency department float pool as a travel Registered Nurse (RN) in Orange, California. This 13-week Southern California travel nursing opportunity offers experienced emergency room nurses the chance to provide care across the lifespan, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and build valuable acute care experience in a fast-paced setting near the attractions, dining, and year-round outdoor amenities of Orange County.

Travel RN Job Details

• Location: Orange, California
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,110–$2,220
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 30, 2026
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour day shifts
• Shift Duration: 12 hours; approximately 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Weekend Coverage: Required
• Openings: 6
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:4
• Patient Population: Neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics
• Department Volume: Approximately 125 patients per day, with up to 190 visits daily
• Orientation: 36 hours

Emergency Department RN Job Requirements

• At least 1 year of recent emergency department or emergency room nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Current Registered Nurse license in California, in hand at the time of application
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications
• Current CPI Blue Card from the Crisis Prevention Institute required for emergency department and float pool nurses; online CPI certification or MAB certification is not accepted
• Current PALS certification
• Documented Epic experience in the employment history
• Strong emergency assessment, triage, prioritization, and response skills
• Two supervisory professional references required at the time of application
• Ability to provide weekend coverage and work effectively in a fast-paced emergency department float pool

Emergency Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate, and efficient emergency nursing care to patients across the lifespan
• Perform rapid assessments, triage patients, identify changes in condition, and escalate care appropriately
• Manage patients experiencing trauma, respiratory distress, cardiac and neurologic emergencies, behavioral health crises, overdose, burns, infections, and other acute conditions
• Administer emergency medications, blood products, IV insulin, vasopressors, continuous sedation, and other therapies according to established protocols
• Assist with or manage airway interventions, intubation, ventilated patient care, BiPAP/CPAP, chest tubes, central lines, arterial lines, and procedural sedation
• Interpret dysrhythmias and arterial blood gases and obtain 12-lead EKGs/ECGs as needed
• Provide care for patients requiring suicide precautions, psychiatric holds, behavioral health interventions, and crisis prevention techniques
• Document assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes accurately in Epic
• Collaborate with providers and the interdisciplinary team to support timely evaluation, treatment, transfer, and discharge
• Maintain infection prevention, isolation, PPE, patient safety, and emergency preparedness standards

Apply now for this Emergency Department Registered Nurse travel contract in Orange, California, and join a high-acuity Southern California healthcare team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.