Registered Nurse Emergency Department

Prime Healthcare • Rumford, ME

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at Rumford Hospital is responsible and accountable for the care delivered to assigned patients. The nurse provides safe direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, within the scope of practice and professional nursing standards. The role also includes guiding patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.

The nurse communicates with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic results, and symptoms, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment. The nurse is knowledgeable about EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the hospital social worker, and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certification upon hire and maintained thereafter.
• Current ACLS certification within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Current PALS certification and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• At least one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of hire, as required.

Nice To Haves

• Emergency Department experience preferred.
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• For a Paramedic Base Station ED: MICN certification within 12 months of hire and maintained thereafter.
• At EDAP-certified facilities: completion of emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within six months of hire.
• At non-OB facilities: NRP certification within 90 days of hire and maintained thereafter.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe direct patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide care within the scope of practice and maintain professional nursing standards.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Remain accountable for assigned patient care in the Emergency Department.
• 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 child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the hospital social worker.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package with options to customize benefits to individual needs.
• $20,000 sign-on bonus for experienced RNs with at least two years of acute care experience; eligibility and payout terms apply.

What This Job Offers

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