Registered Nurse (RN) - ER

Tenet Healthcare Corporation•Joshua Tree, CA

1d•$48 - $72

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides emergency-room nursing care at Hi-Desert Medical Center. The role involves assessing patients, planning and delivering appropriate interventions, evaluating responses, and documenting care. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, and other team members, supports quality improvement, maintains treatment areas and equipment, and upholds professional accountability and customer-service standards. This is a full-time night-shift position, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with every other weekend required. The schedule is 12-hour shifts. A sign-on bonus of up to $25,000 is available based on experience. The role requires an associate’s degree or diploma from an accredited nursing program, a current California Registered Nurse license, and current BLS and ACLS certifications. PALS, MICN, and TNCC certifications are required within one year of hire. Preferred experience includes 2–4 years as a registered nurse in acute care and one year as a registered nurse in an emergency room.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or diploma from an accredited nursing program; the posting says this may be substituted for an AA degree.
Current California Registered Nurse license.
Current BLS certification.
Current ACLS certification.
PALS certification within one year of hire.
MICN certification within one year of hire date.
TNCC certification within one year of hire date.

Nice To Haves

2–4 years of experience as a registered nurse in acute care.
One year of experience as a registered nurse in an emergency room.

Responsibilities

Complete comprehensive assessments and patient histories upon admission, with sensitivity to age, cultural, and religious backgrounds.
Initiate interventions based on assessed problems; evaluate, report, and document patient responses to care.
Provide care in collaboration with patients, families, and other team members.
Ensure documentation is complete, legible, accurate, current, and recorded on the correct forms.
Identify predictable problems, assess patient responses, and take appropriate and timely action.
Participate in the Performance Improvement program, meet study deadlines, understand department and hospital improvement plans, and adjust practices in response to improvement actions.
Clean and prepare treatment areas between patients, replenish supplies, and ensure equipment is in working order.
Ensure assessments and interventions follow department policies, procedures, and the job description.
Attend staff meetings, read email and other key documents, and respond promptly to inquiries.
Complete a department project, provide two department-specific in-services per year, and attend 12 in-services.
Accept professional responsibility and accountability and use critical-thinking skills in daily practice.
Promote teamwork through participation with the healthcare team and appropriate, effective communication.
Keep families appropriately informed and investigate and report complaints.