ER Registered Nurse (FT NIGHTS)

About the role

The primary function of this position is to perform the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care in the Emergency Room.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally/specialty appropriate nursing care by applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills.
• Ensure the comfort and safety of patients/families.
• Proficiently and consistently complete accurate, concise and legible documentation on medical records.
• Observe and record signs, symptoms and behaviors including the physiological status of patients.
• Presents proposed revision of interventions and desired outcomes.
• Maintain patient's privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.
• Follow physician’s orders in the delivery of nursing care.
• Collect laboratory samples and perform lab testing in accordance with established policies and procedures, as well as COLA and CLIA regulations.
• Adhere to required infection control, isolation procedures and aseptic techniques in the delivery of patient care.
• Perform admission, discharge and transfer procedures.
• Participate in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care given.
• Assemble equipment and supply for various diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area; performs or assists others with procedures or treatments.
• Handle care in accordance with legal, hospital/facility, departmental policies and procedures, and established standards of nursing care and practice, as defined by the Board of Nursing of that State.
• Perform all Quality Assessment activities assigned and document.
• Attend staff meetings or other company sponsored or mandated meetings as required.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree, required; BSN, preferred.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse without sanctions, required.
• 2+ years full-time RN experience in ER or other comparable experience, required.
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from the American Heart Association, required; ENPC certification from ENA may be substituted for PALS certification; TNCC preferred.

Qualifications

• Pennsylvania Candidates Act 33 (Child Abuse History Clearance), & Act 73 (FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance) completed within the last 5 years, or must be obtained prior to start date.