Registered Nurse (RN) ER HOLD Seasonal
About The Position
Wellington Regional Medical Center is hiring a seasonal Emergency Room (ER) Hold Registered Nurse. This full-time position offers 36 hours per week, full benefits, and a night-shift schedule, with opportunities for overtime and to cover other shifts if interested. The nurse provides safe, competent, patient-centered care in accordance with facility policies, standards, and philosophy, and provides professional leadership and support to the healthcare team. The role includes responding to stroke symptoms and alerts, supporting stroke evaluation and treatment, and maintaining current stroke-related knowledge. Wellington Regional Medical Center is a 235-bed acute care hospital in Wellington, Florida, owned by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. Its nursing teams use a top-of-license approach with RNs, LPNs, and Clinical Managers focused on patient safety and quality care.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited or NLN-approved RN program.
- Current Florida nursing license.
- Current BLS certification upon hire.
- ACLS, PALS, and/or required specialty training or course completion, or obtain it within three months of employment.
- Successfully pass any pre-employment assessments required by the facility.
Nice To Haves
- One year of full-time or three years of part-time experience in an acute care setting is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, competent nursing care in accordance with facility policies, standards, and philosophy.
- Provide professional leadership and support to the healthcare team, using Patient Centered Care as the foundation for nursing activities.
- Demonstrate Service Excellence standards.
- Recognize signs and symptoms of stroke and call a stroke alert overhead; explain the stroke alert process.
- Perform NIHSS assessments and bedside swallow evaluations.
- Assist with telemedicine consultations and physician examination and evaluation of thrombolytic therapy inclusion and exclusion criteria.
- Mix, administer, and monitor thrombolytic therapy when the patient is deemed a candidate.
- Prepare patients for endovascular treatment when indicated and assume patient care while in the Emergency Department.
- Maintain current stroke knowledge by completing NIHSS training and at least eight hours of stroke-related training annually.
Benefits
- Full benefits
- Continuing education options
- Career advancement and skills diversification opportunities
- Charge, Supervisor, and Nurse Manager-in-training programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
