Registered Nurse
Emergency Room RN — Travel Contract | Salinas, CA
This active emergency department manages a high volume of patients daily, seeing a broad range across the age spectrum — from pediatric to elderly. The unit handles a wide variety of acuity levels, including high-acuity trauma cases such as motor vehicle accidents, penetrating wounds, gunshot wounds, and falls. Travelers will not be assigned trauma patients directly but will work alongside a team experienced in complex, fast-paced emergency care.
A Charge RN is present on the unit at all times and does not carry a patient assignment. Break nurses are also available and assignment-free, providing strong support throughout each shift.
Assignment Details
- Specialty: Emergency Room (ER)
- Location: Salinas, CA
- Shift: 12-hour nights, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
- Contract Duration: 13 weeks
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
- Scheduling: 4-week rotation blocks; every other weekend required
- First-time travelers welcome
Required Certifications & Licensure
- Active California RN license
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS — all issued through the American Heart Association
- TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
- NIHSS certification
- Minimum 2 years of ER experience
Additional Requirements
- Skills checklist completed within one year of submission
- Two professional references from the past three years (one must be a supervisor)
- 9-panel drug screen (no rapid/instant screens accepted)
- Comprehensive background check including national criminal, sex offender, and county-level history
Scrubs: Any color of professional scrubs; no other facility logos permitted.
Orientation begins on Mondays and includes department-specific testing, a medication exam, and hands-on time with a Clinical Preceptor.