Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Prime Healthcare • Aurora, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides safe, direct patient care in the Emergency Department using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse is accountable for the care provided to assigned patients and responds promptly and accurately to changes in their condition or response to treatment. The role includes communicating clinical changes, diagnostic results, and symptoms to physicians; guiding patient and family education; and directing and guiding the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards. The nurse must understand EMTALA regulations and reporting procedures for child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, and must maintain patient privacy and confidentiality. The position is full-time evenings, scheduled 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. for three 12-hour shifts, at Prime Healthcare Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois.

Requirements

• Hold a current, valid state RN license.
• Hold a current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it.
• Obtain a current ALS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it.
• Hold a current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 60 days of hire and maintain it.
• At facilities requiring it, obtain and maintain an ECRN or MICN certificate within 12 months of hire.
• At EDAP-certified facilities, complete required annual education.
• At non-OB facilities, obtain and maintain an NRP certificate within 90 days of hire.
• 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 and remain accountable for the care given 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.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards.
• Understand EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus up to $10,000 for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.
• Paid time off.
• 401K retirement plan.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Additional voluntary benefit options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed