Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency

Chino Valley Medical Center•Chino, CA

23h•$43 - $59

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and providing 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 standards. In the Emergency Department, the nurse is directly responsible and accountable for patient care, communicates clinical changes and diagnostic results to physicians, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or treatment response. The role requires knowledge of EMTALA regulations and reporting suspected child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker. The nurse maintains patient privacy and confidentiality. Chino Valley Medical Center is a 112-bed community hospital in Southern California’s Chino Valley, established in 1972. It provides emergency care and services including senior care, orthopedics, and surgery. The hospital is part of Prime Healthcare.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN license.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintenance of current certification.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintenance of current certification.
Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintenance of current certification.
Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
At least one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting.
For applicable trauma facilities, Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNNC) within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Emergency Department experience preferred.
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
For a Paramedic Base Station ED, MICN within 12 months of hire and maintenance of current certification.
At EDAP-certified facilities, completion of emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within six months of hire.
At non-OB facilities, NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintenance of current certification.

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 activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards.
Provide accountable patient care in the Emergency Department.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians.
Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition and response to treatment.
Know and follow EMTALA regulations.
Report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.