Emergency Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Illinois nursing license or eligibility for Illinois licensure.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Completes orientation, annual competency standards, mandatory training, and unit-specific education.
• Completes required credentialing as scheduling and course availability allow.

Nice To Haves

• Prior Emergency Department experience or experience in another critical care environment.
• ACLS certification.
• TNCC certification.
• PALS or ENPC certification.
• ECRN certification.

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process to ensure optimal nursing care and patient outcomes.
• Provides safe, skillful, accurate, efficient, age-appropriate, and population-specific care to newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Completes focused and ongoing assessments and documentation, including pain assessments and reassessments after interventions.
• Supports patients’ rights and responsibilities and respects cultural and religious diversity.
• Assesses patient and family learning needs; provides ongoing education and evaluates learning outcomes.
• Documents readiness to learn, teaching provided, barriers, and outcomes.
• Completes documentation accurately and promptly in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
• Participates in activities that expand or enhance the professional nursing role, including integration of research and evidence-based practice.
• Participates in committees and projects, and serves as a preceptor or charge nurse when requested.
• Provides leadership and autonomy in professional practice and uses the chain of command.
• Maintains composure during abrupt changes in patient acuity or unit activity, recognizes personal limitations, and seeks assistance when needed.
• Demonstrates scheduling flexibility when necessary.
• Delegates responsibilities to appropriate healthcare team members and monitors their activity and work performance.
• Provides appropriate discharge-care instructions and documents them, ensuring patient and family understanding.
• Participates in callbacks.