Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The RN uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and skilled communication while helping create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum. The position is in a 21-bed Emergency Department at Aurora Medical Center – Kenosha, serving patients of all ages with a wide range of urgent and emergent conditions. The department sees around 100 patients daily, maintains a 4:1 nurse-to-patient assignment with nursing assistant support at 10:1, and typical patient stays are 4–6 hours. The team emphasizes collaboration, adaptability, initiative, and calm responses under pressure. ED experience is required for this posting; the department description also welcomes motivated new graduates interested in emergency care. This is a full-time, 36-hour-per-week Weekend Program position: three 12-hour shifts from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., including Saturday, Sunday, and one other day per week. Holidays rotate. Saturday and Sunday shifts receive a $11-per-hour Weekend Program premium. The listed pay range is $38.20–$57.30 per hour.
Requirements
- Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association within six months of hire.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association within six months of hire.
- Emergency Department experience is required for this posting.
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
- Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
- Use evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and skilled communication.
- Help create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
- Educational Assistance Program.
- Premium pay, including the $11-per-hour Weekend Program premium on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Potential incentive pay for select positions and annual increases based on performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
