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Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Lakeport, California

Apply for a 13-week Emergency Department RN travel contract in Lakeport, California, providing emergency nursing care across the lifespan. Join a dedicated emergency services team as an experienced Registered Nurse in a fast-paced community hospital setting. This opportunity is ideal for an emergency room nurse who is confident caring for neonates, infants, pediatric patients, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. Lakeport offers a welcoming lakeside community surrounded by Northern California’s scenic outdoor beauty, providing an appealing balance between meaningful clinical work and an active lifestyle.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Position: Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN)
• Location: Lakeport, California
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,210–$2,330
• Start Date: November 30, 2026
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour day shifts
• Shift Hours: 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Hours per Week: 36
• Weekend Requirement: Weekend rotation required
• Call Requirement: No on-call requirement
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 4:1
• Patient Population: Neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics

Emergency Room RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license valid in California
• At least 2 years of recent emergency department or emergency room nursing experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification preferred; may be required according to assignment standards
• Strong patient assessment, prioritization, communication, and emergency response skills
• Ability to care for patients with medical, traumatic, neurological, behavioral health, and pediatric emergencies

Emergency Department RN Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Assess and manage emergency conditions involving trauma, stroke, STEMI, respiratory distress, seizures, burns, poisoning, orthopedic injuries, and other acute illnesses.
• Perform triage, initiate timely interventions, and continuously reassess patients according to changing clinical needs.
• Administer medications, blood products, IV therapies, and vasopressors, and provide procedural sedation monitoring as appropriate.
• Manage patients requiring ventilatory support, BiPAP/CPAP, arterial line monitoring, central line care, and continuous IV sedation.
• Interpret cardiac dysrhythmias and arterial blood gases and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition.
• Support emergency procedures, trauma responses, stroke care, and other time-sensitive interventions.
• Address the physical, psychosocial, safety, rehabilitative, and educational needs of patients and their families.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing colleagues, respiratory services, radiology, pharmacy, social services, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Direct and support ancillary staff while maintaining accurate documentation and promoting safe, high-quality patient care.
• Float to the intensive care unit when needed and within competency.

Apply now for this Emergency Room Registered Nurse travel contract in Lakeport, California, and join a dedicated Northern California emergency care team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.