Registered Nurse Emergency
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, high-quality emergency care that supports patients’ well-being and recovery. The role involves providing individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, implementing patient care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Success requires strong assessment and critical-thinking skills, a patient-first mindset, and dedication to working effectively in a fast-paced environment. The RN follows department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk management, and regulatory standards, and keeps current with relevant trends and requirements. The RN administers and documents medications as ordered and in accordance with hospital policy; assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral, emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs; gathers relevant data; plans and implements care; evaluates outcomes; and coordinates discharge and post-discharge needs. The RN also communicates with cultural sensitivity, demonstrates competence with the populations served, pursues professional growth, meets mandatory requirements, documents care and patient status, and ensures physician orders are appropriate, accurate, timely, and carried out.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- New graduates or RNs without emergency department or critical-care experience must successfully complete the emergency department residency program.
- Registered Nurse license in Washington upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification upon hire.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 60 days.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course within 12 months.
- Trauma Nurse Core Course within 12 months.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- One year of related work experience in an acute-care setting.
- Emergency department experience within the last two years, or critical-care experience within the last two years.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification upon hire.
- Certified Emergency Nurse certification upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Follow department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk management, and regulatory standards.
- Keep abreast of trends, developments, and regulatory requirements relevant to the role.
- Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered by healthcare practitioners and in accordance with hospital policy.
- Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral, emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs and gather data relevant to their care.
- Plan and provide holistic, comprehensive nursing care; implement appropriate interventions and evaluate outcomes.
- Prepare patients for discharge and assist with coordinating post-discharge needs.
- Use available communication tools and materials effectively and account for cultural influences on communication, collaboration, and care.
- Demonstrate knowledge and appropriate skills for the patient populations served by the department.
- Demonstrate competent professional practice, pursue professional growth, and meet deadlines for mandatory requirements.
- Document care and patient status using the nursing process and applicable standards of care.
- Receive physician orders and ensure their appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness, and execution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
