Registered Nurse Emergency Department

Job Description:

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.

Intermountain Health is investing in our most valuable resource…YOU! To show our commitment to you and to assist with your transition into our organization, we are offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus!

We are a 26-bed department level 1 Trauma Center, Accredited Chest Pain and Stroke Center. We are a very busy Emergency Department that serves the Billings and outlying communities from as far east as the Dakotas and South into Wyoming. We have a dedicated Help flight team as well as an EMS ground crew. Our typical nurse to patient ratio is 4:1.

We pride ourselves on our collaborative team approach which extends to the Emergency Providers and allows us to provide the highest quality care to our community. Our ED has a unique culture where you will feel welcomed and supported creating an emergency family setting that delivers top quality care to our community. If you have a desire to be a part of an Elite team of Emergency Nurses, please apply or reach out to our Recruiters for more information on how you can join our ED Family.

Position Details

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Benefits Eligible: Yes

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Shift Details: Full time, 36 hours/week, night shift

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Department: Emergency Department

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Primary

Location:

St Vincent Regional Hospital

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Additional Details: Licensed RN experience in an Emergency Department and/or high acuity setting preferred. One year of licensed RN experience required.

Scope
6. Reviews and monitors therapy and treatment plans.
7. Documents in accordance with hospital and regulatory guidelines.
8. Uses resources as needed.
9. Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
10. Performs other duties as assigned.
11. May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.
12. May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.

Required:

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required. A Registered Nurse with an AS DN degree must complete a BSN degree within four (4) years from the Registered Nurses date of hire unless the Registered Nurse has a minimum of fifteen (15) years of proven continuous Registered Nurse experience in an acute care setting. Failure to obtain a BSN degree within that time frame may result in suspension or termination of employment.

Any Registered Nurse who takes legally protected leave during the Four (4) year completion period may have the period extended by a comparable amount of time.
Minimum Qualifications

Education

Required:

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required.

A Registered Nurse with an ASN/ADN degree must complete a BSN degree within four (4) years from the Registered Nurse’s date of hire unless the Registered Nurse has a minimum of fifteen (15) years of proven continuous Registered Nurse experience in an acute care setting. Failure to obtain a BSN degree within that time frame may result in suspension or termination of employment.

Any Registered Nurse who takes legally protected leave during the Four (4) year completion period may have the period extended by a comparable amount of time.

Registered Nurses employed by St Vincent, Good Samaritan, St. Joseph, or Lutheran Medical Centers as of September 1, 2014 with only an ASN/ADN will be exempt from this requirement. Registered Nurses employed by Holy Rosary, Platte Valley, St. Mary’s, Home Health, and TSFP as of December 31, 2017 with only an ASN/ADN will be exempt from this requirement.

Certification

Required:

Current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice is required.

Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) certification upon hire or obtained within 60 days of hire with prior approval. (ACLS/NRP/PALS as appropriate for unit or service.)

Preferred
Bachelor's degree of Nursing is…