Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

Prime Healthcare • Olympia Fields, IL

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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 and is accountable for care delivered to patients in the Emergency Department. The role also involves directing and guiding patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards.

The nurse communicates with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including diagnostic study results and symptoms, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. The nurse is knowledgeable about EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the hospital social worker, and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained current.
• Current ALS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained current.
• Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 60 days of hire and maintained current.
• ECRN or MICN certificate 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 current.
• At trauma-designated facilities, complete TNCC within 12 months of hire and maintain it current.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice and remain accountable for care delivered to Emergency Department patients.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards.
• Communicate with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment.
• Follow knowledge of EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the hospital social worker.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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