ER Registered Nurse (FT DAYS)

WellSpan Hospitals in Carlisle, Newberry & Shrewsbury•Hopewell Township, PA

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 role provides age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate care while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety. The nurse follows physician orders and applicable nursing standards, policies, and procedures, and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality. The position also includes documentation, monitoring and recording patient status, collecting laboratory samples and performing testing, following infection-control practices, carrying out admission, discharge, and transfer procedures, and assembling equipment and supplies for diagnostic and treatment procedures. The nurse participates in quality assessment activities and required meetings, and performs other assigned duties.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required.
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 American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required. ENPC certification from ENA may substitute for PALS.
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) preferred.
TNCC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate nursing care, 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 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 nursing standards and practices 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.