STAFF REGISTERED NURSE (ED)

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital • Brattleboro, VT

13d • $40 - $69 • Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Nurse works as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that includes Board Certified ED Physicians, NPs and PAs, ED technicians (LPN/EMT-A/B/LNA), Critical Care Float RNs, Peer Recovery coaches, and tele-ED services. The nurse provides safe, effective, and compassionate care to adult and pediatric patients requiring emergent, urgent, or critical care. Using the nursing process, the nurse triages patients, performs initial and ongoing assessments, implements nursing interventions, and provides discharge teaching. The Emergency Department treats more than 15,000 patients per year and offers a fast-paced, stimulating work environment.

The Emergency Department is a Level III facility with 13 beds and operates 24 hours a day. At least one physician is on duty at all times, with on-call physicians and specialists available within 30 minutes. The department has safe rooms for patients experiencing violent behavior or suicidal ideation. Its patient population includes all ages, and care ranges from treatment of non-urgent, urgent, and emergent medical/surgical conditions to stabilization and transport of critically ill or injured patients. Birthing Center nursing staff are available to consult or assist with neonates, infants, and obstetrical patients.

The position is based in Brattleboro, Vermont, with a 7 p.m.–7:30 a.m. schedule totaling 36 hours per week (0.9 FTE). Weekends, holidays, and call are rotating.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited RN program.
• Registered Nurse license issued by the State of Vermont.
• BLS Healthcare Provider status.
• Obtain ACLS within 3 months of hire.
• Obtain PALS within 6 months of hire.
• Obtain TNCC within one year of hire.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to work with patients, families, and members of the public experiencing stressful situations.
• Ability to perform keyboarding functions.
• Ability to lift and/or move patients; physical requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Requires eye/hand coordination and manual dexterity.
• Normal or corrected vision and hearing.
• Close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Potential exposure to hazardous materials, body fluids, bloodborne pathogens, and communicable diseases; use of Universal Precautions is required.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• Recent Emergency Department or Critical Care experience preferred.
• CEN, STABLE, and ENPC preferred.

Responsibilities

• Triage adult and pediatric patients requiring emergent, urgent, or critical care.
• Perform initial and ongoing patient assessments.
• Implement nursing interventions and provide safe, effective, compassionate care.
• Provide discharge teaching.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary Emergency Department team in the care of patients across all ages and acuity levels.
• Provide care ranging from treatment of non-urgent, urgent, and emergent conditions to stabilization and transport of critically ill or injured patients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree