Registered Nurse Emergency Room PRN
About The Position
The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and applicable state and specialty nursing standards. Working with medical providers and other care-team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients, families, and caregivers, and supports the organization’s mission and values to promote positive patient experiences and clinical outcomes. The role includes assessing and managing patient pain, performing ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care promptly and thoroughly, responding to patient requests, anticipating needs, and educating patients and families about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, side effects, follow-up care, and healthy lifestyle measures. The RN also helps prepare patients and caregivers for ongoing self-management.
Requirements
- Six months of licensed RN experience.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within one year of employment start date.
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) must be obtained within one year of employment start date.
- One of the following must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date: Registered Nurse Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), an associate degree, a bachelor's degree, or a Registered Nurse diploma.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and nursing practice standards.
- Collaborate with medical providers and other members of the care team to provide individualized and compassionate care.
- Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.
- Assess patient pain regularly, provide effective pain management, and reassess after interventions.
- Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
- Document care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
- Respond promptly to patient requests and anticipate and address patient needs proactively.
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
- Explain complex medical terminology in a way patients and caregivers can understand.
- Teach non-medicinal follow-up measures, including healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
- Prepare patients and families or caregivers for future self-management.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage
- Free counseling and referral services
- Paid time off and paid family leave
- Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Fertility and family-building benefits
- Adoption assistance
- Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
- Auto and home insurance
- Legal counseling
- Identity theft protection
- Consumer discounts
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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