ER Registered Nurse (FT DAYS)

Emerus•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 nurse provides proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate care while supporting patient and family comfort and safety, maintaining accurate medical records, and protecting patient privacy and confidentiality. The position is full-time on the day shift, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at a 20-bed small-format hospital with 10 ER beds and 10 inpatient beds. Prior Emergency Room experience is required; cross-training in the ED is not provided.

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 oral 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.
Recent Emergency Department experience is required; the posting highlights 2 recent years in the ED and states that ED cross-training is not provided.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate nursing care, applying clinical nursing knowledge and skills to ensure 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 physicians’ orders in delivering nursing care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform laboratory testing in accordance with 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 and treatments.
Provide care in accordance with applicable legal requirements, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and established standards of nursing care and practice.
Perform assigned Quality Assessment activities and document them.
Attend required staff and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.