Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency

Prime Healthcare•Montclair, CA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse provides direct patient care within the scope of practice, guides patient and family teaching, and directs activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. In the Emergency Department, the nurse is directly responsible and accountable for assigned patients, communicates changes in clinical condition and diagnostic results to physicians, and responds promptly 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 the 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 maintain it current.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it current.
Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintain it current.
Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
Minimum of one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting.
In facilities with a Paramedic Base Station ED, obtain MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain it current.
At EDAP-certified facilities, complete emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
At non-OB facilities, obtain NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintain it current.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) 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 through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
Guide patient and family teaching and direct activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards.
Remain accountable for care provided to assigned Emergency Department patients.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms 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.