Registered Nurse (Emergency Services)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Emergency Services)

• Schedule: Full-time, evenings

Description

Deliver relationship-based care in the Emergency Services setting under department leadership and applicable nursing, ethical, and compliance standards. You will perform comprehensive patient assessments, coordinate care and discharge planning, educate patients and families using teach-back, maintain evidence-based interventions, and ensure safe, accurate documentation in the EMR. The role also includes contributing to quality and safety metrics, interpreting physiologic monitoring, and supporting clinical leadership needs.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive assessments and document measurable, realistic outcomes; modify plan of care as needed.
• Communicate patient condition changes promptly and evaluate responses to nursing interventions.
• Support discharge planning, make appropriate referrals (including palliative care), and ensure discharge instructions and medication reconciliation are complete.
• Provide patient/family education based on learning level and readiness; use teach-back for medication education and distribute Krames materials.
• Follow ethical standards of practice; obtain ethics consults when appropriate.
• Implement evidence-based nursing interventions using best available evidence resources (e.g., Ovid/Joanna Briggs, UpToDate).
• Maintain a safe environment: barcoding for medication administration, bedside shift handoff accuracy, hourly rounding with a technician, and prevention of pressure ulcers, falls, CAUTIs, and central line infections.
• Oversee/direction of patient care or support techs when assigned; act as charge nurse/preceptor when needed and coordinate care for the unit.
• Ensure correct level of care orders are documented in the EMR; understand and adhere to supply charging.
• Use unit technology and systems for documentation, including physiologic monitoring and the bed management system; utilize Alaris pump guardrails.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate with others
• Strong analytic abilities
• ADN acceptable with commitment to obtain BSN within three years of first day in the clinical nurse role

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events.