Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Prime Healthcare • Lewiston, ME

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department is responsible and accountable for safe, direct patient care, using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse communicates with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic results, and symptoms, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment. The role includes guiding patient and family education and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards. The nurse must be knowledgeable about EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, and must maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

This is a part-time, day-shift position at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine. The compensation range is $37.00 to $51.28 per hour. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus: $20,000 for experienced RNs with at least two years of acute care experience, or $10,000 for new graduate RNs. Eligibility and payout terms apply; details are discussed during the interview process.

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.
• At least 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 a Paramedic Base Station ED.
• 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.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for 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 patients’ conditions or responses to treatment.
• Apply knowledge of 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 of $20,000 for experienced RNs with at least two years of acute care experience, or $10,000 for new graduate RNs, subject to eligibility and payout terms.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package with customizable benefits, resources, programs, and voluntary options.

What This Job Offers

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