Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The nurse uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and communication skills to help create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care. The position is based at Aurora Sinai Medical Center’s downtown Milwaukee Emergency Department, which serves approximately 60,000 patients annually. The newly renovated, 42-bed department cares for patients across a range of acuity levels, including fast-track, general medical, and critical-care patients. It is a Wisconsin-certified Level IV trauma care facility, recognized with the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines-Stroke GOLD PLUS achievement award, and accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians as a Geriatric Emergency Department. A New Graduate Nurse Residency Program supports nurse residents’ professional development, confidence, and well-being as they transition into practice.
Requirements
- Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
- At least 1 year of acute care experience; newly licensed RNs may be considered with EMT or paramedic experience, an ED clinical preceptorship, or an ED clinical rotation.
- Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position, including frequent sitting, standing, walking, lifting, squatting, bending, reaching, and twisting; specified lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and transfer requirements; and use of foot pedals.
- Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, with fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures.
- Ability to operate equipment necessary to perform the job.
- Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment as necessary when exposed to chemicals, hazardous waste, blood, body fluids, or communicable disease.
Nice To Haves
- Strong interest and passion for cardiac care.
- Commitment to teamwork, communication, and continual professional growth.
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
- Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
- Use evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making in patient care.
- Apply compassion and communication skills while contributing to a safe patient environment and positive patient experience across the continuum.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
- Educational Assistance Program.
- Second-shift differential of $4 per hour.
- Weekend differential of $4 per hour.
- Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate’s position.
- Incentive pay for select positions.
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
