Travel ER RN - $2,319 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Los Alamitos, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ER RN for a night shift position requiring CA licensure, EPIC experience, and a CPI Blue Card.

Details

• Emergency Department setting treating all patient age groups, combined adult/pediatric
• Night shift, 3x12 hours, 1900-0730
• Patient ratios of 1:4 on days and nights, 1:2 on weekends
• Uses EPIC EMR system
• STEMI and Stroke certified facility with trauma-level experience preferred

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in-hand at time of application (EMSA not accepted)
• Minimum 2 years of ER nursing experience required
• Minimum 1 year of acute care experience required
• For specialty unit consideration, at least 1 year of full-time equivalent experience in that specialty within the past 2 years required
• Required certifications in-hand: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, PALS
• CPI Blue Card from the Crisis Prevention Institute required in-hand (online CPI Blue or MAB not accepted)
• MAB certification preferred
• Community hospital experience required; teaching hospital and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• EPIC EMR experience required and must be documented in work history
• Two supervisor references required
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, 12-lead EKG, IV therapy, central line care, and emergency medication administration
• Experience with ventilator care, BiPAP/CPAP management, and interpretation of ABGs preferred
• Experience managing psychiatric and behavioral health patients, including suicidal and acutely psychotic presentations

Additional Information

• Provide emergency nursing care across a wide range of conditions including trauma, cardiac, neurological, pediatric, and psychiatric presentations
• Prior charge nurse experience preferred
• Scrubs not provided; must wear any solid color scrubs
• First-time travelers are not eligible for this position; prior travel experience required
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate
• Former permanent staff must be separated from the facility for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Maximum of 7 days RTO per 13-week contract preferred, with no RTO permitted during the first two weeks of the assignment
• Manager interview may or may not be required

American Traveler Job ID #P-780545. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Emergency Dept

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