Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency

Prime Healthcare•Montclair, CA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for delivering safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and for providing direct patient care within the scope of practice. The RN directs and guides patient and family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. In the Emergency Department, the RN is directly responsible and accountable for the care of assigned patients, communicates changes in clinical condition and diagnostic results to physicians, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment. The RN must understand EMTALA regulations and reporting requirements for child and adult abuse, maintain patient privacy and confidentiality, and meet applicable facility-specific requirements.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN license.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain certification.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain certification.
Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintain certification.
Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
At least one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting.
For Paramedic Base Station EDs: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain certification.
For EDAP-certified facilities: Complete emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
For non-OB facilities: NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintain certification.
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 the nursing process of 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.
Maintain standards of professional nursing care.
Remain directly responsible and accountable for assigned Emergency Department patients.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptomatology to physicians.
Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
Follow EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.