Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Services

Huntington Beach Hospital•Huntington Beach, CA

1d•$49 - $66

About The Position

Huntington Beach Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Emergency Department. The nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and provides direct care within the scope of practice. The role includes directing and guiding patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for care provided to Emergency Department patients. The nurse communicates with physicians about changes in clinical condition, diagnostic study results, and symptoms, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in a patient's condition or response to treatment. The role also requires knowledge of EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, as well as maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

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.
For Paramedic Base Station ED facilities, MICN within 12 months of hire and maintained current.
For EDAP-certified facilities, completion of emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
For non-OB facilities, NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintained current.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNNC) within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Emergency Department experience preferred.
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

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 the activities of other nursing personnel.
Maintain standards of professional nursing care.
Remain directly responsible and accountable for the 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 or responses to treatment.
Apply knowledge of EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.