ER Registered Nurse - PRN Day shift

Emerus•San Antonio, TX

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 helping ensure patient and family comfort and safety. The role also involves accurate medical-record documentation, observation and recording of patient signs and symptoms, and proposing revisions to interventions and desired outcomes. The nurse follows physician orders and applicable nursing standards, protects patient privacy and confidentiality, collects laboratory samples and performs testing under established policies and regulations, and follows infection-control and aseptic practices. The position includes admission, discharge, and transfer procedures; participation in nursing-care planning and evaluation; and preparing equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures. This is a PRN day-shift position at a 16-bed small-format hospital in Thousand Oaks.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required.
Current state Registered Nurse licensure without sanctions required.
At least 2 years of full-time RN experience in an 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 oral 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

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.
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 assigned Quality Assessment activities and document them.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.