Registered Nurse (Emergency Department)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Emergency Department)
• Setting: Acute care Emergency Department
• Shift: Nights (Full Time, 12-hour shifts, variable days)
• Weekend rotation: Every other weekend
• Weekly hours: 36
• Pay range: $68.73 to $94.00/hour

Description

Provide and coordinate holistic, individualized nursing care for Emergency Department patients, including direct patient care, patient/family education, and transitions of care. Develop and coordinate a plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors while collaborating through timely communication with patients, families, physicians, and other providers. Adhere to hospital policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws to support an optimal patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate nursing care
• Provide direct patient care and education for patients and families
• Coordinate transitions of care in an acute setting
• Develop and implement individualized care plans considering psychosocial and cultural factors
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and the healthcare team
• Follow hospital policies, safety precautions, and best practices, including privacy of protected health information (PHI)
• Use critical thinking and established procedures to solve routine or complex problems

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• RN license for the state where care is provided
• BLS (Healthcare Provider)
• ACLS
• PALS
• 2 years of recent relevant experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package (eligibility stated in the posting)
• Union position
• Regular, non-exempt status

Additional Information

Employees may handle hazardous drugs as part of patient care and must manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer hazardous/potentially hazardous drugs in accordance with NIOSH and USP 800 guidelines.