Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency

Montclair Hospital Medical Center•Montclair, CA

5d•$42 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

Montclair Hospital Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care in the Emergency Department. The nurse delivers safe care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to assigned patients in the Emergency Department. The role includes communicating changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians; responding quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment; following EMTALA regulations; reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker; and 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 Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC): completion within 12 months of hire is required.

Nice To Haves

Emergency Department experience preferred.
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
At Paramedic Base Station ED facilities, MICN certification within 12 months of hire and maintained thereafter.
At EDAP-certified facilities, completion of emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
At non-OB facilities, NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintained thereafter.

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 while maintaining standards of professional nursing care.
Take responsibility and accountability for the 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 patients’ conditions or responses to treatment.
Follow EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.