Registered Nurse (RN) ER Seasonal

UHS•Wellington, FL

2h•Onsite

About The Position

Wellington Regional Medical Center is hiring a seasonal Registered Nurse for its Emergency Department. This full-time role offers 36 hours per week and full benefits. The posting refers to both a day shift opportunity and a night shift schedule, and says overtime and covering various shifts may be available for interested nurses. The nurse provides safe, competent, patient-centered care in accordance with facility policies, standards, and philosophy, while offering professional leadership and support to the healthcare team. The role includes recognizing stroke symptoms and initiating the stroke alert process, conducting NIHSS assessments and bedside swallow evaluations, assisting with telemedicine consultations and physician evaluations for thrombolytic therapy, and preparing, administering, and monitoring that therapy when indicated. The nurse also prepares patients for endovascular treatment when needed and maintains stroke-related knowledge and training. Wellington Regional Medical Center is a 235-bed acute-care hospital in Wellington, Florida, and a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. The organization emphasizes patient safety, service excellence, teamwork, compassion, innovation, professional growth, and continuing education.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited or NLN-approved RN program.
Current Florida nursing license.
Current BLS certification upon hire.
ACLS, PALS, and/or required specialty training or course completion, or obtain it within three months of employment.
Must successfully pass any pre-employment assessments required by the facility.

Nice To Haves

Prefer one year of full-time or three years of part-time experience in an acute-care setting.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, competent nursing care in accordance with facility policies, standards, and philosophy.
Provide professional leadership and support to the healthcare team.
Apply Patient Centered Care principles to nursing activities and demonstrate Service Excellence standards.
Recognize signs and symptoms of stroke and call a stroke alert overhead.
Verbalize and follow the stroke alert process.
Perform NIHSS assessments and bedside swallow evaluations.
Assist with telemedicine consultation and physician examination and evaluation of thrombolytic therapy inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Mix, administer, and monitor thrombolytic therapy when the patient is deemed a candidate.
Prepare patients for endovascular treatment as indicated and assume patient care while they are in the Emergency Department.
Complete NIHSS training and at least 8 hours of stroke-related training annually.
May work overtime or cover various shifts if interested.