Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Services

West Anaheim Medical Center•Anaheim, CA

1d•$53 - $71

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. In the Emergency Department, the Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for patient care, communicates changes in clinical condition and diagnostic results to physicians, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment. The nurse must be knowledgeable about EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, and must maintain patient privacy and confidentiality. West Anaheim Medical Center is a 219-bed acute-care hospital and a member of Prime Healthcare. Its services include medical and surgical inpatient care, emergency services, surgical services, behavioral health, a comprehensive heart center, and diagnostic imaging.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN license.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it.
Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintain it.
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 Paramedic Base Station ED facilities: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain it.
For EDAP-certified facilities: complete emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
For non-OB facilities: NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintain it.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Emergency Department experience preferred.
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

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 delivered to Emergency Department patients.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians.
Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
Follow EMTALA requirements and report suspected child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.