Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

This shift is 11a-11p (midshift).

About the role

Provides direct nursing care in settings where patients require complex assessments and intervention, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Responsibilities

• Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the health care consumer’s health and/or situation.
• Triages each health care consumer utilizing age, developmentally appropriate, and culturally sensitive practices to prioritize and optimize health care consumer flow, expediting those health care consumers who require immediate care.
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the health care consumer or the situation.
• Implements, coordinates, and educates, to promote health and a safe practice environment.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
• Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Attains knowledge and competence that reflect current nursing practice.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to Emergency Nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• One year RN experience.

Physical requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Qualifications

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State and Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Schedule

Evening Shift

36 scheduled weekly hours.

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.