Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Services

Prime Healthcare•Victorville, CA

24d•Onsite

About The Position

Desert Valley Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for Emergency Services. The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of 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. In the Emergency Department, the nurse is directly responsible and accountable for assigned patients, communicates changes in clinical condition and diagnostic results to physicians, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment. The nurse must be knowledgeable about EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, and must maintain patient privacy and confidentiality. Desert Valley Hospital is an accredited 148-bed acute care hospital in Southern California and a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation. It provides community services including heart care, emergency services, labor and delivery, and surgical services.

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.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Emergency Room experience is preferred.
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) certification is preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
At paramedic base station ED facilities, MICN certification within 12 months of hire and maintained thereafter.
At EDAP-certified facilities, completion of emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within six months of hire.
At non-OB facilities, NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintained thereafter.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
Direct and guide patient and family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards.
Provide and remain accountable for patient care 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 applicable EMTALA requirements and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.