ER Registered Nurse (ER RN Part-Time/Night Swing Shift)

Emerus•Fox Chapel, PA

105d•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Room Registered Nurse performs the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care in the Emergency Room. The nurse provides proficient, age-specific, and developmentally and specialty-appropriate care while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety. The position is part-time on a night/swing shift, with shifts starting at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., or 7 p.m., at an 18-bed small-format hospital in Harmar, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The role includes documenting patient care, monitoring and recording patient signs and symptoms, following physician orders, collecting laboratory samples and performing testing, and carrying out admission, discharge, and transfer procedures. The nurse also assembles equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures, performs or assists with procedures, and follows applicable nursing standards, facility policies, and infection-control requirements. Emerus describes its mission as providing needed care in patients’ neighborhoods through trusted teams. The company emphasizes compassionate, comprehensive care, teamwork, diversity, equity, and equal access to information, development, and opportunity.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required.
Current state Registered Nurse licensure without sanctions required.
At least 2 years of full-time RN experience in the ER or other 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.
Pennsylvania candidates must have completed Act 33 Child Abuse History Clearance and Act 73 FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance within the last 5 years, or obtain them before the start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
TNCC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally and specialty-appropriate nursing care, applying clinical knowledge and skills to ensure patient and family comfort and safety.
Complete accurate, concise, and legible medical-record documentation.
Observe and record patient signs, symptoms, behaviors, and physiological status.
Present proposed revisions to interventions and desired outcomes.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
Follow physician orders in delivering nursing care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform laboratory testing in accordance with established policies and procedures and COLA and CLIA regulations.
Follow required infection-control and isolation procedures and aseptic techniques.
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, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and established nursing standards and practice.
Perform and document assigned Quality Assessment activities.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.