Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency

Chino Valley Medical Center•Chino, CA

3d•$43 - $59•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The nurse directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. In the Emergency Department, the nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to assigned patients. The nurse communicates changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic results, and symptoms to physicians; responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response; understands EMTALA regulations and reporting of 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 certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
Current PALS certificate 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.
For facility-specific requirements, a MICN credential within 12 months of hire and maintained thereafter at Paramedic Base Station EDs.
For EDAP-certified facilities, completion of emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
For non-OB facilities, an NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Emergency room experience preferred.
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
Maintain professional nursing care standards.
Remain directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned Emergency Department patients.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians.
Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patients’ conditions and responses to treatment.
Follow EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.