Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

Prime Healthcare•Dover, NJ

9h•Onsite

About The Position

At Saint Clare's Health, a member of Prime Healthcare, the dedicated team is committed to quality, compassion, and community. Saint Clare's Health includes CMS 5-Star Rated hospitals and is an award-winning provider of safe, high quality, compassionate care, serving the communities of Morris, Warren and Sussex counties. Its network includes Denville Hospital, Dover Hospital, Behavioral Health Centers, and an Imaging Center. The hospitals have received multiple quality awards including Leapfrog “A” ratings for patient safety and Healthgrades recognition for various specialties. The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. This role provides direct patient care within the scope of practice, directs and guides patient/family teaching, and oversees activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for patient care in the Emergency Department, communicating with physicians about changes in patient clinical condition, diagnostic study results, and symptomatology. The nurse must be capable of responding quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition and/or treatment response, be knowledgeable about EMTALA regulations, and report child/adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker. Maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality is also a key aspect of the role.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN License.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
Basic Arrythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
Minimum of one year experience as a staff nurse RN in an acute care hospital setting.
In Paramedic Base Station ED: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain current.
EDAP certified facilities: Completion of emergency pediatric course 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
Non-OB facilities: NRP certificate 90 days upon hire and maintain current.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNNC) within 12 months of hire required.

Nice To Haves

E.R. setting preferred (for the one year experience).
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice.
Directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing care in Telemetry.
Directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her patients in the Emergency Department.
Communicates with the physician about the changes in the patient’s clinical condition including results of the diagnostic studies and symptomatology.
Capable of responding quickly and accurately to changes in the condition and/or response to treatment.
Knowledgeable about EMTALA regulations and reporting of child/adult abuse to appropriate agencies and Hospital Social Worker.
Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.