Emergency Room Nurse FSER
About The Position
The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the requirements of the department and the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Working with medical providers and other care-team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients, families, and caregivers and supports the organization’s vision, mission, and values to promote a strong patient experience and clinical outcomes. The nurse assesses and reassesses pain, performs ordered procedures and monitoring, and documents care in the medical record in a timely and thorough manner. The RN responds promptly to patient requests, anticipates needs, and provides education about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and side effects, follow-up measures, and lifestyle changes. The nurse explains complex medical terminology in a way patients and caregivers can understand and prepares them for future self-management.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of emergency room experience.
- Associate degree.
- Registered Nurse (RN) credential.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), or TNCC Instructor, must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with departmental requirements and applicable nursing standards.
- Collaborate with medical providers and other care-team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
- Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.
- Assess patient pain regularly and reassess after appropriate interventions.
- Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
- Document care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
- Respond promptly to patient requests and anticipate needs to resolve them proactively.
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
- Explain complex medical terminology and teach non-medicinal follow-up measures, including healthy diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
- Prepare patients and families or caregivers for future self-management.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Paid time off and paid family leave
- Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
- Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Fertility and family-building benefits
- Adoption assistance
- Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
- Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
