Registered Nurse - ER

Garden City Hospital • Garden City, MI

6d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The role directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. The nurse is accountable for care provided to patients in the Emergency Department, communicates clinical changes and diagnostic results to physicians, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or treatment response. The position also requires knowledge of EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it.
• Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintain it.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Minimum of one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting.
• For non-OB facilities, NRP certificate within 180 days of hire and maintain it.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Emergency Room (E.R.) setting 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 the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintain standards of professional nursing care.
• Be accountable for care provided to patients in the Emergency Department.
• Communicate changes in patients' clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed