Registered Nurse / Emergency Room

Job Summary
Emergency Room (ER) Nurse in Yakima, Washington. This healthcare provider role involves delivering high-quality emergency care in a Level III trauma center environment. The position requires managing a diverse patient population ranging from neonates to geriatrics, with duties including triage, medication administration, trauma response, and patient stabilization. The ER operates in a busy, fast-paced setting with a focus on high acuity patient care.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, offering 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS or ENPC, TNCC certifications; minimum of 3 years experience in a large volume emergency department with high acuity patients; proficiency in barcode scanning medication administration, managing medication drips, blood product administration, triage (passing hospital triage test required), presence of pediatric emergency medicine experience preferred; ability to set up chest tubes, arterial lines, assist with trauma and code cases, splinting, bipap/ventilators, and good understanding of ESI. Experience with Point of Care Labs is a plus.
• Patient Types: Neonate to geriatric; including stroke (administration of TNK), cardiac (cath lab), behavioral health, substance use disorder, and complex trauma cases.
• Patient Ratios: 1:3-5 based on acuity; ER set up in zones, including a fast track unit with 13 beds.
• EMR System: Epic (mandatory).
• Float: No floating required.
• Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend, with flexibility to work back-to-back weekends occasionally.
• Start Date: 08/24/2026.
• Address: 2811 Tieton Dr, Yakima, WA 98902.

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

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.