Staff Nurse RN - ED

San Antonio Regional Hospital • Upland, CA

90d

About The Position

Under the direction of the Emergency Department director, manager, and charge nurses, the Staff Nurse RN - ED provides and manages emergency patient care through implementation of the nursing process. The role includes delegating to and supervising licensed and unlicensed personnel and coordinating interdisciplinary care.

The nurse works in a high-acuity, fast-paced emergency care environment, using critical thinking, clinical judgment, and evidence-based practice to assess, prioritize, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care. The role requires knowledge of emergency disease processes and proficiency with emergency nursing interventions, medication administration, patient monitoring, and emergency equipment. The nurse also collaborates with physicians, advanced practice providers, ancillary departments, EMS personnel, and interdisciplinary teams while maintaining patient confidentiality and complying with HIPAA, infection prevention, and patient safety standards.

Requirements

• Current, unrestricted California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Current AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification or Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC).
• NIH Stroke Scale Certification.
• Complete Workplace Violence Prevention (AB508/SB1299) training within four months of hire or transfer and maintain it per regulatory requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to function effectively in a high-acuity, fast-paced emergency care environment while managing multiple priorities and rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Knowledge of emergency disease processes, trauma, behavioral health emergencies, sepsis, stroke, STEMI, pediatric emergencies, and medical/surgical emergencies.
• Proficiency in emergency nursing interventions, medication administration, patient monitoring, and emergency equipment.
• Strong organizational, time management, delegation, and prioritization skills.
• Competency with electronic medical records (EMR), computerized provider order entry (CPOE), patient tracking systems, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to perform the essential physical requirements of the job.

Nice To Haves

• One year of recent Emergency Department experience.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC).
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide and manage emergency patient care through implementation of the nursing process.
• Delegate to and supervise licensed and unlicensed personnel.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary care.
• Assess, prioritize, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using critical thinking, clinical judgment, and evidence-based practice.
• Manage multiple priorities and rapidly changing patient conditions in a high-acuity, fast-paced emergency care environment.
• Use emergency nursing interventions, administer medications, monitor patients, and operate emergency equipment.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with HIPAA, infection prevention, and patient safety standards.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, ancillary departments, EMS personnel, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Provide excellent customer service and resolve conflicts while maintaining professionalism in stressful situations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed