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Emergency Room RN — Travel Assignment | Salinas, CA

Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM

Contract Duration: 13 weeks | Start Date: ASAP

This is an immediate opening for an experienced Emergency Room RN in Salinas, CA. The facility is a busy teaching hospital serving as the sole trauma center for the surrounding region, managing a high volume and wide acuity range of emergency patients daily.

About the Unit

The ER operates around the clock with a dedicated Charge RN (no patient assignment) and break nurses to support staff. The department sees a high daily patient volume including a broad mix of ages and acuity levels, from routine presentations to high-acuity trauma cases such as MVAs, penetrating wounds, and falls. Travel nurses will not be assigned trauma patients directly. Scheduling is set in four-week rotations; all nurses work every other weekend.

Scrubs: Any color of professional scrubs; no outside facility logos permitted.

Required Certifications & Licensure

• Active California RN license
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS (all through American Heart Association)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• NIHSS certification

Minimum Requirements

• At least 2 years of ER experience
• Prior travel experience preferred; first-time travelers will be considered
• Prior Level I or Level II Trauma experience required

Guaranteed Hours: 36 per week

Orientation is held on Mondays and includes HR onboarding, occupational health, skills/medication testing, and unit-specific training with a clinical preceptor.