Travel ED Registered Nurse - $2,396 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Placentia, 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: 5

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced Emergency Department RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring a CA RN license and CPI Blue Card certification.

Details

• Work in a Non-Trauma Emergency Department setting
• 13-week assignment on night shift (3x12 hours, 19:00-07:30)
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Epic EMR used, experience required and must be documented in work history
• Pediatric and adult patient population with diverse acuity

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in-hand at time of application (EMSA not accepted)
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications required in-hand
• CPI Blue Card from the Crisis Prevention Institute required in-hand (MAB or online CPI Blue not accepted)
• Minimum 1 year of ER charge nurse experience required
• Minimum 1 year of acute care experience required
• Minimum 1 year of ER specialty experience within the past 2 years required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Epic EMR experience required and must be noted in work history
• Two supervisor references required at time of application
• Proficiency in emergency department skills including triage, cardiac monitoring, EKG interpretation, IV therapy, and management of trauma, psychiatric, and pediatric emergencies

Additional Information

• Provide emergency nursing care across pediatric, psychiatric, respiratory, neurological, and trauma/shock patient populations
• Perform skills such as splinting, chest tube management, procedural sedation monitoring, and management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate as travel candidates
• Former permanent staff must be separated from the facility for a minimum of 1 year to return as a traveler
• No RTO permitted within the first two weeks of the assignment, with a maximum of 7 days of RTO per 13-week contract highly preferred
• Screenshot confirmation of requested RTO required at time of application
• Manager interview may or may not be conducted prior to placement

American Traveler Job ID #P-782037. 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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