About the position
The Emergency Room (ER) Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients. This role requires strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, determine the priority of the patient's problems and needs, and implement clinical nursing interventions. The RN will develop and perform patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes while ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. The position involves collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team and caring for groups of patients in a fast-paced, high-intensity setting. The RN will evaluate, update, and revise the plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes, serve as a point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments, and provide care to a broad spectrum of patients ranging from short-stay to trauma. Additionally, the RN will administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization's policies and procedures, along with other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Utilize strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
- Determine the priority of the patient's problems and needs
- Implement clinical nursing interventions
- Develop and perform patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
- Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
- Care for groups of patients in a fast-paced, high intensity setting
- Evaluate, update and revise the plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes
- Serve as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments
- Provide care to a broad spectrum of patients ranging from short-stay to trauma
- Administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization's policies and procedures
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support and PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS and PALS required within 6 months of hire)
- One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Nice-to-haves
- Recent Emergency Department or Critical Care experience preferred, not required
- EPIC Electronic Health Record training (preferred, not required)
Benefits
- Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
- Prescription drug coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance w/AD&D
- Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
- Paid time off
- Educational Assistance
