ER Registered Nurse (Full-Time/Day Swing Shift)

Emerus•Brentwood, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Room Registered Nurse assesses, plans, directs, and evaluates patient care in the Emergency Room. The nurse provides proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate care, supporting the comfort and safety of patients and families while following physician orders and applicable nursing standards, laws, facility policies, and procedures. The position also involves accurate medical-record documentation, patient observation, specimen collection and laboratory testing, infection-control practices, and admission, discharge, and transfer procedures. The role is full-time on a day swing shift from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Emerus's Brentwood facility, an 18-bed small-format hospital with 8 emergency-room beds and 10 inpatient beds.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required; a BSN is preferred.
Current state Registered Nurse licensure without sanctions required.
At least 2 years of full-time RN experience in an emergency room or comparable experience required.
Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.
Fluency in written and spoken English required.
For Pennsylvania candidates, Act 33 Child Abuse History Clearance and Act 73 FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance must have been completed within the last 5 years or be obtained before the start date.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
TNCC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate nursing care, ensuring the comfort and safety of patients and families.
Complete accurate, concise, and legible medical-record documentation.
Observe and record patients’ signs, symptoms, behaviors, and physiological status.
Present proposed revisions to interventions and desired outcomes.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
Follow physicians’ orders when delivering nursing care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform lab testing according to established policies and procedures and COLA and CLIA regulations.
Follow infection-control and isolation procedures and use aseptic techniques in patient care.
Perform admission, discharge, and transfer procedures.
Participate in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.
Assemble equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures and perform or assist with procedures and treatments.
Provide care in accordance with applicable laws, hospital and departmental policies and procedures, and established nursing standards and practice.
Perform assigned Quality Assessment activities and document them.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.