Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Department

Prime Healthcare•Evanston, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse provides direct patient care within the scope of practice, directs and guides patient and family teaching, and guides the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. In the Emergency Department, the Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to assigned patients. The nurse communicates changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment. The role requires knowledge of EMTALA regulations and procedures for reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, as well as maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

Hold a current, valid state RN license.
Have a current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it.
Have a current ALS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it.
Have a current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 60 days of hire and maintain it.
ECRN or MICN certificate required 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.
At trauma-designated facilities, obtain and maintain TNCC within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

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

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.
Be accountable for the care provided to patients in the Emergency Department.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians.
Respond promptly 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.