ER Registered Nurse

Emerus•Mansfield, TX

20d

About The Position

The ER Registered Nurse provides nursing care in the Emergency Room by assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care. The role applies specialty clinical nursing knowledge to provide age-specific, developmentally appropriate care while promoting patient and family comfort and safety. The nurse follows physician orders and applicable standards, policies, and procedures, and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality. The position also involves accurate medical-record documentation; observing and recording patient signs, symptoms, behaviors, and physiological status; collecting laboratory samples and conducting testing; performing admission, discharge, and transfer procedures; and preparing equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures. The nurse participates in quality assessment activities and required meetings, and performs other assigned duties. This is a full-time day-shift position at an Emerus small-format hospital. A sign-on bonus is highlighted. Emerus describes its mission as providing needed care in patients’ neighborhoods through trusted teams and emphasizes compassionate, comprehensive care, teamwork, diversity, equity, and equal access to information, development, and opportunity.

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 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) 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 patient 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 when delivering nursing care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform laboratory testing in accordance with 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 legal requirements, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and applicable nursing standards and Board of Nursing requirements.
Perform assigned Quality Assessment activities and document them.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.