Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

Olympia Fields Hospital • Olympia Fields, IL

5d • $35 - $54

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The nurse directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. The nurse is directly responsible and accountable for care provided to patients in the Emergency Department. The role includes communicating changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians; responding quickly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response; understanding EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker; and maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available to qualified candidates, subject to eligibility and payout terms discussed during the interview process. The position is full-time on the day shift at Olympia Fields Hospital. Estimated compensation, including wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $35.35 to $53.58; the exact starting compensation depends on factors including skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained current.
• Current ALS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained current.
• Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 60 days of hire and maintained current.
• ECRN or MICN certificate within 12 months of hire and maintained current, where required by the facility.
• At EDAP-certified facilities, completion of required annual education.
• At non-OB facilities, NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintained current.
• At trauma-designated facilities, Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of hire and maintained current.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN).
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• TNCC at non-trauma facilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintain standards of professional nursing care.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for care provided to Emergency Department patients.
• Communicate patients’ clinical changes, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patients’ conditions and responses to treatment.
• Understand EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• 401K retirement plan.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Voluntary benefit options.
• $10,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates, subject to eligibility and payout terms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed