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Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Contract – Lakewood, California

Join a fast-paced Emergency Department as a Travel Registered Nurse (RN) in Lakewood, California. This 13-week California travel nursing assignment offers an opportunity to provide care to a diverse patient population in a high-volume, non-trauma emergency setting while building valuable clinical experience. Lakewood is a welcoming Southern California community known for its parks, convenient access to coastal destinations, and proximity to the greater Los Angeles area.

Travel RN Job Details

• Specialty: Emergency Department Registered Nurse (ED RN)
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,110–$2,220
• Location: Lakewood, California 90712
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 30, 2026
• End Date: March 1, 2027
• Schedule: Day shifts, 3 shifts per week; 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour days
• Weekend Coverage: Required
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:4
• Patient Population: Infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
• Department Volume: Approximately 100 visits per day with 25 treatment rooms and 25 beds
• Float Expectations: May float to telemetry or emergency overflow areas
• Orientation: 12 hours

Emergency Department RN Job Requirements

• At least 1 year of recent Emergency Department nursing experience
• Active California Registered Nurse license in hand at the time of application
• Current ACLS, BLS, PALS, and CPI Blue Card certification from the Crisis Prevention Institute
• Recent Epic charting experience, documented in professional work history
• Ability to provide two supervisor references
• Strong assessment, prioritization, communication, and clinical decision-making skills
• Comfort caring for patients across the lifespan in a high-acuity, non-trauma emergency setting

Travel Nurse Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, compassionate nursing care to patients presenting with emergent and urgent conditions
• Perform triage, focused assessments, reassessments, and timely escalation of changes in patient condition
• Administer emergency medications, blood products, IV therapies, and insulin or vasopressor protocols as indicated
• Manage patients requiring ventilatory support, BiPAP/CPAP, arterial lines, central lines, chest tubes, and cardiac monitoring
• Recognize and respond to dysrhythmias, stroke symptoms, seizures, overdose, respiratory illness, multisystem organ dysfunction, and other emergency presentations
• Assist with or manage intubation, procedural sedation monitoring, 12-lead ECG acquisition, splinting, and other emergency procedures within scope of practice
• Provide trauma-informed care to patients experiencing behavioral health crises, suicidal ideation, or violent behavior
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, laboratory, social services, rapid response, and other interdisciplinary teams
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in Epic while supporting patient flow and continuity of care
• Follow infection prevention, isolation, safety, and emergency department protocols

Apply now for this Emergency Department Registered Nurse travel contract in Lakewood, California, and join a dedicated healthcare team in Southern California.

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.