Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Services

Prime Healthcare•Garden Grove, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Emergency Department. The RN delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and provides direct care within the scope of practice. The nurse is accountable for the care provided to assigned Emergency Department patients and maintains professional nursing standards, patient privacy, and confidentiality. The RN communicates changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians, and responds promptly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. The role also includes directing and guiding patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel. The nurse must be knowledgeable about EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker. This is a full-time position with a variable shift at Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center, a 167-bed community hospital in Garden Grove, California. The hospital describes the role as working in a fast-paced environment serving an underserved community. Compensation ranges from $53.94 to $67.37; the starting amount depends on factors including skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN license.
Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain it current.
Current ACLS (AHA) certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it current.
Current PALS (AHA) certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintain it current.
At least one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting.
Behavioral Violence Prevention (BVP) certificate within six months of hire and maintain it current annually.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Emergency Room setting experience preferred.
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
For Paramedic Base Station ED facilities: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain it current.
For EDAP-certified facilities: complete emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within six months of hire.
For non-OB facilities: NRP (AHA) certificate within 90 days of hire and maintain it current.

Responsibilities

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