Registered Nurse Emergency Services

Prime Healthcare•Kansas City, MO

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN), also referred to as an Emergency Department RN or Emergency Services RN, provides rapid and skilled care to patients seeking emergency medical attention. ER nurses deliver urgent and emergent care to patients in the emergency department. This full-time position is based at St Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and works overnight shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. A sign-on bonus of $20,000 is available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply and are discussed during the interview process.

Requirements

Current and valid state Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate from the American Heart Association upon hire and maintain current certification.
Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certificate from the American Heart Association within 30 days of hire and maintain current certification.
Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 6 months of hire.
At least one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting; emergency room experience preferred.
For Paramedic Base Station ED facilities: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain current certification.
For EDAP-certified facilities: Complete emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
For non-OB facilities: NRP certificate from the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire and maintain current certification.

Nice To Haves

Emergency room experience.
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) certification.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Assess patients upon arrival, determine the severity of their conditions, and prioritize care using standardized triage protocols.
Provide direct care to patients with a wide range of medical conditions and injuries, including administering medications, performing procedures such as wound care or splinting, monitoring vital signs, and managing pain.
Assist with stabilizing patients with severe illness or trauma and initiating life-saving interventions, including ACLS, PALS, and trauma care as appropriate.
Manage high-stress, rapidly changing situations while providing care to multiple patients, including during busy shifts or mass casualty events.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians.
Follow EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the hospital social worker.
Educate patients and their families about medical conditions, treatment options, and discharge instructions.