- Specialty
- ER
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours
- 36/week
- Duration
- 26 weeks
- Start
- 11/16/2026
Job description
Bestica is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Eureka, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Duration: 26 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel ER RN – Eureka, California
📍 Location: Eureka, CA
📅 Start Date: November 16, 2026
🗓️ Contract Length: 26 Weeks
🌙 Shift: Nights | 3×12 Hours (6:00 PM – 6:00 AM)
⏱️ Hours: 36 Hours/Week
🏥 Specialty: Emergency Department (ER)
✨ Assignment Highlights
- 26-week travel nursing contract
- First-time travelers accepted
- Patient ratio: 1:4
- General Emergency Department – Combined Adult & Pediatrics
- Level III Trauma
- EDAP (Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics)
- Average daily census: 105
- Approximately 135 visits per day
- Float required to the Observation Unit (ER Hold patients)
- Weekend requirement: 3 shifts per 6-week schedule
- 40 hours of orientation
🩺 Your Role
- Provide emergency nursing care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Perform triage, patient assessments, and emergency interventions.
- Manage trauma, cardiac emergencies, respiratory distress, neurological conditions, and psychiatric emergencies.
- Administer emergency medications, IV therapy, and blood products.
- Interpret cardiac dysrhythmias and arterial blood gases.
- Assist with procedural sedation, intubation, and ventilated patient care.
- Maintain isolation precautions and follow emergency department protocols.
✅ Required Qualifications
- Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience.
- Active California RN license required; pending licenses are not accepted.
- Certifications: ACLS, BLS, ENPC, NIHSS, PALS, and TNCC.
- TNCC may be accepted as a screening submission if the candidate is willing to obtain it before the start date, subject to manager approval.
- Experience with IV starts, phlebotomy, triage, emergency medications, and cardiac monitoring.
⭐ Preferred Qualifications
- Community hospital experience.
- Experience with pediatric emergencies, burns, head injuries, seizures, and respiratory conditions.
- Experience with ventilated patients, BiPAP/CPAP, chest tubes, and ICP monitoring.
- Experience managing psychiatric emergencies, trauma cases, and multisystem organ dysfunction.
📋 Important Contract Requirements
- California RN license must be active before submission.
- Time-off requests: No more than 7 days.
- Travelers must be available to float to the Observation Unit.
- Scrubs: Personal scrubs permitted; no prints.
- COVID-19 vaccination is not required under current facility guidelines.
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About Bestica
We are a trusted provider of solutions in Information Technology and Healthcare sectors to the DoD, Federal and Commercial markets. Our guiding principle and core values help us care for our people and the community; and build a culture of excellence which in turn helps us achieve our organizational objective of exceeding customer’s expectations in each and every project. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, we were founded in 2005 and are certified as an 8(a) Business.
Benefits
- Referral bonus