Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Department ER

Prime Healthcare•Evanston, IL

22h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing care. In the Emergency Department, the nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to assigned patients. The nurse communicates changes in a patient’s clinical condition, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to the physician, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. The role also requires knowledge of EMTALA regulations and procedures for reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, as well as maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

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.

Nice To Haves

Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) certification preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
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 Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) certification within 12 months of hire; TNCC is preferred at non-trauma facilities.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe patient care using 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 care standards.
Remain directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to patients in the Emergency Department.
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.
Understand EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.