ER Nurse

About the Role

As an ER Nurse at CHI St Vincent Infirmary, part of CommonSpirit Health, you’ll be the first touchpoint for people in our community during health emergencies. No two days in emergency nursing are ever the same. You’re a multitasker who reacts quickly, prioritizing patients based on medical necessity while providing emergency triage. You’ll partner with an experienced clinical team to deliver stabilizing care by performing tasks such as IV starts, foley catheter insertions, or aiding providers with chest tube insertions.

To thrive as an ER nurse, you should exhibit teamwork, professionalism, critical thinking skills, and a willingness to take on additional projects such as patient experience initiatives. Above all, you should be energetic and motivated to provide quality care to all patients while maintaining their dignity.

Responsibilities

• Use emergency triage protocol to intake, discharge, or admit patients.
• Deliver stabilizing care to emergency patients of all ages as part of the larger ER team, adapting care to changes in the patient’s condition as needed.
• Use knowledge of cultural differences to provide patient care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values, beliefs, and customs.
• Document the nursing care plan and changes in the patient's condition.
• Engage in other activities that benefit patient outcomes, such as patient experience initiatives and mentoring.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Unencumbered license to practice in the State of Arkansas upon hire.
• 12 months of acute care experience is required (new graduates or nurses who have never worked in an acute care setting are hired through our residency training program).
• Previous ER experience is preferred but not required.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) upon hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support upon hire.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 12 months.

About the Workplace

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4,500 coworkers, 1,000 medical staff, and 500 volunteers, we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating healing both inside our hospitals and in the community.

CHI St. Vincent provides team members with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about well-being and offer benefits that complement and support work/life balance.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus up to $25,000 for eligible hires.
• Additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder.
• Referral bonuses.
• Excellent benefits.
• Relocation assistance.

Pay

$33.25 - $44.89 per hour.