Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Prime Healthcare • Aurora, IL

15d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards.

The nurse is directly accountable for care delivered to Emergency Department patients. They communicate with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms, and respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. The role also requires knowledge of EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to the appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

This is a part-time night position at Prime Healthcare Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois, scheduled for two 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
• Current ALS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 60 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• ECRN or MICN certificate within 12 months of hire and maintained current, where required by the facility.
• At EDAP-certified facilities, complete required annual education.
• At non-OB facilities, obtain an NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintain it current.
• At trauma-designated facilities, obtain and maintain TNCC within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN).
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• TNCC at non-trauma facilities.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Additional voluntary benefit options.
• Sign-on bonus of up to $5,000 for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.

What This Job Offers

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