ER Registered Nurse - FT Night shift

Emerus•San Antonio, TX

26d•Onsite

About The Position

The ER Registered Nurse performs the primary nursing functions of assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care in the Emergency Room. The nurse provides proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate care, while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety. The role follows physician orders and applicable nursing standards, policies, and procedures, and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality. The position is full-time on the night shift, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., at the Zarzamora location in a 29-bed small-format hospital with an 8-bed Emergency Room and 8 inpatient beds.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required.
Current state Registered Nurse license 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

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

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate nursing care, applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills and ensuring patient and family comfort and safety.
Complete accurate, concise, and legible documentation in medical records.
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 in the specialty service area, and perform or assist with procedures or treatments.
Provide care in accordance with applicable laws, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and established nursing standards and practices.
Perform and document assigned Quality Assessment activities.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.