Registered Nurse - Emergency Services

Monroe Hospital•Bloomington, IN

72d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse at Monroe Hospital’s Emergency Department is responsible for delivering safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and providing direct care within the scope of practice. The nurse is accountable for the care provided to assigned patients and communicates with physicians about changes in clinical condition, diagnostic study results, and symptoms. The role requires responding quickly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment. The nurse also guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel, maintains professional nursing standards, follows EMTALA requirements and reporting procedures for child or adult abuse, and protects patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN license.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintain 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.
For applicable facility requirements: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain current at Paramedic Base Station EDs.
For applicable facility requirements: complete emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire at EDAP-certified facilities.
For applicable facility requirements: NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintain current at non-OB facilities.
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 using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice and remain accountable for the care provided to assigned Emergency Department patients.
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.
Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
Maintain standards of professional nursing care.
Follow EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.