Position: Registered Nurse – Emergency Room (ER RN)
Location: Baldwin Park, CA
Pay: $60 – $65/hr. on W2
Traveler Pay : $2500 $2800 weekly gross
Schedule: Day & Night Shifts Available
Employment Type: Contract
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN) to join a leading acute care hospital in Baldwin Park, CA. The ideal candidate will provide high-quality emergency nursing care to patients with a wide range of medical, surgical, and traumatic conditions in a fast-paced Emergency Department. This role requires excellent critical thinking, rapid assessment skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and prioritize care using the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) and evidence-based nursing practices.
• Deliver safe, timely, and compassionate nursing care to patients with medical, surgical, cardiac, neurological, pediatric, and traumatic emergencies.
• Administer medications, IV fluids, blood products, and emergency treatments in accordance with physician orders and hospital protocols.
• Initiate and maintain peripheral IV access, monitor patient responses, and perform continuous reassessments.
• Recognize and respond promptly to life-threatening emergencies, including Code Blue, STEMI, stroke, sepsis, trauma, and rapid response situations.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and interpret dysrhythmias while collaborating with physicians to implement appropriate interventions.
• Assist with emergency procedures including conscious sedation, wound care, splinting, trauma stabilization, and resuscitation.
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, EMS personnel, case management, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
• Educate patients and families regarding treatment plans, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Accurately document patient assessments, interventions, medication administration, and clinical outcomes in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Maintain compliance with hospital policies, infection prevention standards, Joint Commission requirements, and patient safety initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of recent (within the last 3 years) full-time Emergency Room RN experience.
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) or related field.
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) certification preferred.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification preferred.
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and interpret cardiac dysrhythmias.
• Experience in a high-volume acute care Emergency Department.
• Experience with Epic or other electronic medical record systems preferred.
• Supportive work environment focused on clinical excellence and patient-centered care

If you are a dedicated Emergency Room Registered Nurse with a passion for emergency medicine and delivering exceptional patient care, we encourage you to apply today!