Travel Nurse RN - Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma in Fullerton, CA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma
Location: Fullerton, CA
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Emergency Room

Location

Fullerton, CA | Acute Care Hospital

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights, 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a high-acuity, high-volume Emergency Room seeing approximately 230 visits per day across 36 beds with overflow units
• Manage a 1:4 patient ratio covering all ages, with a primary focus on geriatric and adult populations; approximately 10% pediatric patients who are transported to a children's facility as needed
• Care for patients presenting with respiratory conditions, stroke, abdominal pain, cardiac events, and sepsis within a designated Stroke and STEMI Center
• Stroke experience is required — candidates without stroke experience will not be considered
• Float to Tele Hold and ICU Hold units as needed based on unit demand
• Expected to work at least 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule cycle, which may include shifts every weekend; must commit to working 3 of 5 designated holidays

Required Qualifications

• Active, valid RN license for the state of California; compact license must be in hand at time of submission — pending licenses are not accepted
• Minimum of 1.5 years of Emergency Room experience required (2 years preferred); candidates with less than 1.5 years will not be considered
• Stroke experience required — hard stop; candidates without this experience will not be screened
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, and PALS
• Must be available to work weekends as described above and commit to holiday coverage requirements; all RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted at time of candidate submission — post-submission requests may not be honored
• Must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible at standard rates; candidates within 50 miles may be considered at a local rate

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with Epic EMR highly preferred; candidates without Epic experience should be noted at submission
• Preferred certifications: TNCC and/or CEN or CPN
• Limited pediatric experience is acceptable given the low percentage of pediatric cases
• Prior experience in a Magnet-designated facility is a plus

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a Magnet-designated, high-volume Stroke and STEMI Center Emergency Department with a structured nurse-to-patient ratio
• Free on-site parking available for staff