ER Registered Nurse

Emerus•Aubrey, TX

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 age-specific and developmentally and specialty-appropriate nursing care while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety. The position is PRN on a swing shift from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at a 16-bed small-format hospital with 8 ER beds and 8 inpatient beds.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required.
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse without sanctions required.
At least 2 years of full-time RN experience in the ER or comparable experience required.
Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.
Fluency in English, including written and oral communication, 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

BSN preferred.
TNCC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific, developmentally and specialty-appropriate nursing care using advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills, while ensuring 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 the privacy and confidentiality of patient information and records.
Follow physicians’ 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 delivering 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 in the specialty service area, and perform or assist with procedures or treatments.
Provide care in accordance with applicable laws, hospital or facility and departmental policies and procedures, and nursing standards and practice defined by the state Board of Nursing.
Perform and document assigned Quality Assessment activities.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.