Full Time

    Onsite

    About the job

    Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

    Join our team at Emerus, the leader in small-format hospitals. We partner with respected and like-minded health systems who share our mission: to provide the care patients need, in the neighborhoods they live, by teams they trust. Our innovative hospitals are fully accredited and provide highly individualized care. Emerus' commitment to patient care extends far beyond the confines of societal norms. We believe that every individual who walks through our doors deserves compassionate, comprehensive care, regardless of their background, identity, or circumstances. We are committed to fostering a work environment focused on teamwork that celebrates diversity, promotes equity, and ensures equal access to information, development, and opportunity for all of our healthcare professionals.

    Job Description

    • Perform the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care in the Emergency Room.
    • Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally/specialty appropriate nursing care by applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills and for 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 revisions 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.

    Other Job Functions

    • 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.

    Requirements

    • 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) & Act 73 (FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance) completed within the last 5 years, or must be obtained prior to start date.

    Benefits

    • Sign-on bonus (new employees only): $10,000.
    • Free CEUs.

    Community Overview

    Our facility is a 16-bed small-format hospital (8 ER, 8 inpatient) that provides a supportive environment for both patients and staff.