Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Services

St. Francis Medical Center•Lynwood, CA

44d•$50 - $67

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in Emergency Services is responsible for delivering safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and directs and guides patient/family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. The RN is directly responsible and accountable for care provided to patients in the Emergency Department, communicates patient clinical changes and diagnostic results to physicians, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment. The role 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. St. Francis Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare institution in Los Angeles serving its community with diagnostic and treatment services, including emergency and trauma care. The hospital is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, STEMI Receiving Center, ED Approved for Pediatrics, Geriatric ED, Level III Neonatal ICU, and Level II Trauma Center.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN license.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
Minimum of one year of experience as a staff nurse RN in an acute care hospital setting.
For Paramedic Base Station ED facilities: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain current.
For EDAP-certified facilities: complete emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within six months of hire.
For non-OB facilities: NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintain current.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Emergency room (E.R.) experience preferred.
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of 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.
Provide and remain accountable for patient care in the Emergency Department.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptomatology to physicians.
Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
Follow EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.