ER Registered Nurse

Emerus•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

The ER Registered Nurse performs the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care in the Emergency Room. The role provides proficient, age-specific, developmentally and specialty-appropriate nursing care while promoting patient and family comfort and safety. The position is at a 16-bed small-format hospital with 8 ER beds and 8 inpatient beds. The listed shift is days, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the job type is PRN. The nurse documents care accurately and legibly, observes and records patient signs, symptoms, behaviors, and physiological status, follows physician orders, and proposes revisions to interventions and desired outcomes. The nurse also performs or assists with procedures and treatments, collects laboratory samples and performs testing under established policies and applicable COLA and CLIA regulations, and follows infection-control, isolation, and aseptic practices. Patient privacy and confidentiality must be maintained, and care must comply with applicable laws, facility policies, and nursing standards. The position also involves admission, discharge, and transfer procedures; participation in nursing-care assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation; assigned quality-assessment activities; and attendance at required meetings. Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (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.
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).
TNCC certification.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate nursing care to support patient and family comfort and safety.
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 physician orders in delivering nursing care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform laboratory 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, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and established nursing standards.
Perform and document assigned Quality Assessment activities.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.