Registered Nurse - ER

Garden City Hospital • Westland, MI

49d

About The Position

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

Garden City Hospital is a state-of-the-art teaching hospital with more than 300 licensed beds and graduate medical education programs. It is part of Prime Healthcare and emphasizes quality, compassion, community involvement, and access to compassionate healthcare.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN License.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Minimum of one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting.
• For non-OB facilities, NRP certificate within 180 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• 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 activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards.
• Be directly responsible and accountable for care given to assigned Emergency Department patients.
• Communicate patient clinical changes, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to the physician.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition and response to treatment.
• Understand EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed