Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency

San Dimas Community Hospital•San Dimas, CA

5d•$43 - $61

About The Position

San Dimas Community Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care in the Emergency Department. The nurse is accountable for the care provided to assigned patients and uses the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to deliver safe care. The role includes guiding patient and family education and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing-care standards. The Registered Nurse communicates changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including diagnostic study results and symptoms, and responds promptly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment. The role requires knowledge of EMTALA regulations and procedures for reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker. Patient privacy and confidentiality must be maintained.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN license.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it current.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it current.
Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintain it current.
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 facility-specific requirements, MICN within 12 months of hire and maintained current at Paramedic Base Station ED facilities.
At EDAP-certified facilities, complete emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
At non-OB facilities, NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintain it current.
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 through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice in the Emergency Department.
Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing care.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including diagnostic study results and symptoms.
Respond quickly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment.
Apply knowledge of EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.