Emergency Services Nurse

Job Summary

The Emergency Department at Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital (Glendale) is a dynamic environment where you can pursue a highly challenging and rewarding career. Our medical campus and hospital features the most innovative uses of materials to promote patient safety, satisfaction and medical efficiency.

As an Emergency Department (ED) Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high‑quality care that truly impacts our patients’ well‑being and recovery during critical, time‑sensitive situations at Arizona General Hospital (Glendale). You will be the frontline provider, facing a dynamic and unpredictable environment where every moment counts in stabilizing and managing a diverse range of acute medical conditions and traumas.

Every day, you will leverage your specialized expertise to provide rapid, individualized, comprehensive care, making swift and critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing urgent patient care plans for patients of all ages, from minor injuries to life‑threatening emergencies. You’ll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, advanced practice providers, paramedics, and support staff, contributing to a high‑pressure, yet highly rewarding, environment focused on immediate stabilization and optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, particularly in rapidly triaging, identifying, and addressing life‑threatening conditions, and a patient‑first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others during their most vulnerable moments. Your exceptional sense of urgency, adaptability, and unwavering dedication to excellence in a fast‑paced environment will not only support patient survival and recovery but also fuel your own career advancement in this critical specialty.

Key Responsibilities

• Rapid Assessment & Triage: Provide comprehensive, safe, and effective evidence‑based nursing care, performing rapid and accurate assessments to prioritize patient needs and facilitate timely intervention for various medical and traumatic emergencies.
• Emergency Interventions: Organize and prioritize patient care activities, balancing urgent needs and comfort of critically ill or injured patients. Initiate and manage life‑saving interventions.
• Patient & Family Support: Act as an advocate for patients’ needs by demonstrating holistic care practices, offering support and clear communication during highly stressful times.
• Clinical Acuity & Adaptability: Recognize, interpret, and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions (e.g., labs, vitals, signs, and test values) in a timely and clinically appropriate manner, often under pressure.

Job Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Preferred: BSN
• Must have 1 to 2 years of experience in ED
• AZ RN license or RN license from a Compact State
• American Heart Association certifications
• Basic Life Support certification (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC)
• Two (2) years of Emergency Department experience

Pay Range

$35.00 - $58.63 /hour