Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Job Requirements

• A thorough knowledge of nursing principles and procedure
• Knowledge and skills in techniques of patient care
• Must be able to read and write English as well as speak and understand English
• Willingness to flex up for short term needs such as vacations or illness
• Dependable regarding attendance and self-motivated
• Unplanned work absence must be held to a minimum

Licenses/Certifications

• RN currently licensed with the Oregon State Board of Nursing
• BLS required upon hire through the American Heart Association
• ACLS, PALS/ENPC required, new graduates or employees who are new to this unit will have six months to complete ACLS, PALS/ENPC through the American Heart Association
• TNCC required within a year of hire in this unit
• CEN preferred

Education and/or Experience

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Previous satisfactory acute care hospital experience of one year preferred
• Previous satisfactory Emergency Department Care experience relevant to the patient population of this unit or completion of an approved Emergency Department course

Physical Demands and Work Environment Conditions

• Works inside
• Walking and standing much of the time while on duty
• Ability to lift and transfer patients is required, usually with the assistance of co-workers
• Normal or corrected vision is required
• Normal or corrected hearing is necessary to distinguish differences in heartbeats, breathing and monitor alarms
• Manual dexterity is required to operate equipment
• Subject to physical and emotional stress of work environment
• Occasional exposure to infectious diseases
• Pushes/pulls loaded adult stretchers, beds, wheelchairs, crash carts and equipment carts
• Transfers patients to/from cars, stretchers, beds, chairs and ambulates as necessary
• Tolerates bending, sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling for 8 – 12 hours (shift dependent)
• Lifts or carries up to 50 lbs.