Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department (ED) - Dayton Springfield Emergency Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Dayton, OH

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Department Registered Nurse delivers exceptional nursing care by assessing patient status, determining the priority of patients’ problems and needs, implementing clinical nursing interventions, and developing and performing patient care plans to improve outcomes. The role requires a diverse skill set and helps ensure a safe, therapeutic environment.

The nurse collaborates with an interdisciplinary care team in a fast-paced, high-intensity setting, caring for groups of patients ranging from short-stay to trauma. The nurse evaluates and revises plans of care to support expected outcomes, coordinates care across hospital departments, and administers medications in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited associate or bachelor’s degree program in Nursing.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• One year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse.
• BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support and PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred at hire; certification must be obtained from an approved source before direct patient care. ACLS and PALS are required within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Recent Emergency Department or Critical Care experience is preferred but not required.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record training is preferred but not required.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications are preferred at hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient status and determine the priority of patient problems and needs.
• Implement clinical nursing interventions and develop and perform patient care plans to improve outcomes.
• Help ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to achieve individual patient and population outcomes.
• Care for groups of patients in a fast-paced, high-intensity setting, including patients ranging from short-stay to trauma.
• Evaluate, update, and revise plans of care to facilitate planned and expected outcomes.
• Serve as a point of contact for patients’ care coordination throughout hospital departments.
• Administer medications in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree