Registered Nurse - PRN/Optional - Emergency Department

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Department at Bethesda North Hospital provides high‑acuity, fast‑paced care to patients experiencing urgent and emergent conditions. As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver direct and indirect holistic care, collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team, and support patients and families through critical moments. This role requires strong clinical judgment, rapid decision‑making, and a commitment to safe, high‑quality patient care. The Emergency Department Welcome to the fast‑paced heart of Bethesda North Hospital’s Emergency Department, one of the busiest EDs in Cincinnati, caring for both adults and children through every kind of medical emergency. As a Level III Trauma Center and Stroke Center of Excellence, this is where skilled nurses thrive, sharpen their instincts, and make an immediate impact. Across 44 beds, you’ll join a tight, highly coordinated team that’s ready for anything from trauma cases to critical medical crises. With flexible scheduling, varied shift lengths, and a tailored 6–12 week orientation, you’ll grow quickly while feeling supported from day one. If you’re energized by rapid decision‑making, diverse patient needs, and a true team‑first culture, the BNorth ED is where your nursing career accelerates, fast! Why You’ll Love Working Here High‑acuity environment with diverse and dynamic patient needs. Strong collaboration across the emergency care team. Opportunities for clinical advancement and specialty certification support. Culture that values shared decision‑making, safety, and excellence. Job Overview: This position applies the nursing process in providing direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families. The position also collaborates, in a collegial manner, with physicians and other health care team members in meeting the patient’s needs. This position may delegate certain aspects of care to those under their direct supervision, within the scope of nursing practice.

Requirements

Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing
BSN required within 5 years of hire.
Active Registered Nurse license.
BLS/CPR for Healthcare Providers.
Strong foundation in biological, physical, behavioral, and social nursing sciences.
New hires required to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire.
BLS/CPR (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers)
Registered Nurse
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs a various stages of the life cycle

Nice To Haves

More than 1 year full‑time or 2 years part‑time acute care experience.
Membership in related professional organizations.
Specialty certification (e.g., CEN, TNCC).
Preferred membership in related professional organization
RNs with more than 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time acute care experience
Preferred certification in specialty

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing patient and family assessments; document per TriHealth standards.
Develop, implement, and update individualized plans of care.
Provide safe, therapeutic nursing care while maintaining dignity and autonomy.
Recognize and respond to emergency and rapidly changing clinical situations.
Communicate effectively with providers and the care team.
Complete all assigned patient care and documentation within required timeframes.
Serve as a resource by sharing clinical knowledge and assisting with staff development.
Completes initial assessment tool.
Documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines.
Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate.
Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment.
Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways.
Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs.
Develops both short- and long-term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning.
Communicates plan of care to others.
Provides a safe, therapeutic environment, maintains patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and is sensitive to patient diversity.
Seeks resources to help formulate ethical decisions.
Balances priorities of the patient's needs and those of the unit/facility.
Recognizes emergency situations and takes appropriate action.
Completes patient assignment including documentation within scheduled timeframe.
Bases interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and documents accordingly.
Trains/educates other staff and acts an expert resource in specialty area through abilities in existing and newer knowledge and skills.
Effectively communicates and understands/executes physician orders.
Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching.
Collaborates with the patient/family and with other members of the health care team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed.
Supervises the care that was delegated to other health care team members.
Safely administers medications/treatments and monitors their effects.
Uses all equipment in a safe, appropriate manner.
Identifies areas for self-improvement, functions in relief charge / resource role as requested, completes assignments within scheduled timeframes, cooperates with instructor to facilitate effective learning experiences for students, maintains current knowledge in area of practice, demonstrates knowledge of organizational and department changes.