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Registered Nurse, Emergency Room Seattle area. This assignment supports a Level III trauma emergency department serving a high-volume, diverse patient population across critical care, main emergency, and accelerated-care areas. The role requires experienced emergency nursing practice, trauma experience, and prior travel assignment experience.
Job Details
Night shifts, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a minimum of 48 hours per week; every other weekend and holidays are required. Assignment Dates: 11/09/202601/11/2027. Required
Minimum of 2 years of emergency room experience, including at least 1 year in a trauma center; prior travel assignment experience; active nursing license; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications; and the ability to provide culturally competent care to a diverse patient population.
Additional Information: The emergency department includes 55 beds, 812 swing beds, 4 trauma bays, separate triage and behavioral health areas, and a dedicated accelerated-care area. Typical patient volume is approximately 250 patients per day, with staffing ratios of 4:1 in the main emergency department, 5:1 in accelerated care, and 2:1 in critical care. Common patient conditions include ST-elevation myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis, trauma, respiratory diseases, and behavioral health conditions.
The role includes use of Epic electronic health records and may involve caring for patients requiring ventilators, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, and high-flow oxygen. Registered nurses may transport critical patients, draw arterial blood gases, perform electrocardiograms, and assist with respiratory treatments. Department orientation includes leadership onboarding followed by 23 bedside orientation shifts.
Royal blue nursing attire is required. Benefits The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include: Private housing or generous housing allowance Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage Competitive salaries Referral bonuses Travel reimbursement 401(k) retirement plan Direct deposit/free checking Unlimited free CE credits
About the role
This assignment supports a Level III trauma emergency department serving a high-volume, diverse patient population across critical care, main emergency, and accelerated-care areas. The role requires experienced emergency nursing practice, trauma experience, and prior travel assignment experience.