REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

JOB DESCRIPTION-

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

ER - ED/ER

Full-Time

Registered Nurse candidates for the Emergency Department will have the following job responsibilities:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs.
• Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.
• Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.
• Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
• Participates in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS-

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

ER - ED/ER

Full-Time

Registered Nurse candidates for the Emergency Department must meet the following minimum job qualifications:

EDUCATION:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required.
• BSN preferred or enrolled in.
• Specialty certification preferred.

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:

• Must demonstrate independent management of cardiac, critical care, complex care med/surg, psychiatric, and multiple trauma patients of all age groups.
• A minimum of one year as a primary clinical provider in the ER setting is preferred.
• RN's with prior clinical practice, New Grad RN's with prior experience in other emergency type situations, paramedic, EMS etc. will also be taken into consideration.
• The ability to work in an intermittently fast paced, high volume, high-risk environment is required.
• IV Skills for all ages required.
• Computer charting required.
• ABG experience preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient's needs.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:

• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state in which nurse will be practicing at date of hire.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required at date of hire.
• Current ACLS and PALS required at date of hire or be renewed at next available class locally.
• Telemetry experience.
• Current TNCC and ENPC or renew when next available course locally.
• CEN preferred.
• ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC would not be expected for a new grad RN hiring on.
• See community specific document for each Unit/Department required credentials

Compensation: $40.93 - $65.72/hour