ER Registered Nurse (PRN Nights)

Position Details

Shift: Night Shift (7pm-7am)

Job Type: PRN

Facility: 16 bed Small-Format Hospital (8 ER, 8 Inpatient)

Summary

The purpose of this position is to perform the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care in the Emergency Room.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age‑specific and developmentally/specialty appropriate nursing care by applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills and ensuring the comfort and safety of patients/families
• Proficiently and consistently complete accurate, concise and legible documentation on medical records
• Observe and record signs, symptoms and behaviors including the physiological status of patients
• Present proposed revision of interventions and desired outcomes
• Maintain patient’s privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times
• Follow physician’s orders in the delivery of nursing care
• Collect laboratory samples and perform lab testing in accordance with established policies and procedures, as well as COLA and CLIA regulations
• Adhere to required infection control, isolation procedures and aseptic techniques in the delivery of patient care
• Perform admission, discharge and transfer procedures
• Participate in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care given
• Assemble equipment and supply for various diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area; perform or assist others with procedures or treatments. Handle care in accordance with legal, hospital/facility, departmental policies and procedures, and established standards of nursing care and practice, as defined by the Board of Nursing of that State
• Perform all Quality Assessment activities assigned and document
• Attend staff meetings or other company sponsored or mandated meetings as required
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree, required; BSN, preferred
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse without sanctions, required
• 2+ years full‑time RN experience in ER or other comparable experience, required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from the American Heart Association, required; ENPC certification from ENA may be substituted for PALS certification; TNCC preferred
• Position requires fluency in English; written and oral communication
• Pennsylvania Candidates Act 33 (Child Abuse History Clearance) and Act 73 (FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance) completed within the last 5 years, or must be obtained prior to start date.