Registered Nurse - ER- Per Diem- Nights

The Emergency Department Staff Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients within the Emergency Department, utilizing established policies and procedures, ensuring safe and effective care. The Emergency Department RN assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team.

• Completion of an accredited nursing program
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred

• Minimum two year recent ER experience preferred

• Highly effective written and verbal communications skills.
• Proficient computer skills as are required to document, communicate and enter information into the electronic medical records system.
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to receive direction and assignments from physicians and prioritize tasks.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• In compliance with patient safety standards, must be able to effectively communicate in English;
  Bilingual abilities preferred.

• Current California RN license or ability to obtain prior to hire date
• Current CPR/BLS, ACLS and PALS certification by the American Heart Association
• TNCC or must obtain within 6 months of hire
• MICN within 1 year of start date
• If New Grad RN, must obtain required certifications (BLS, ACLS and PALS) within 6 months.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions.
• Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.
• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases.
• Exposure to infections and contagious disease.
• Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste.
• Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases.
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations.
• Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands.
• Occasional travel to various health system locations.

1. Provides consistently exceptional care at all times.

2. Provides patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with others as required and adjusts care plan as necessary to ensure optimal care.

3. Performs systems assessment at designated and appropriate intervals on all assigned patients, recognizing disturbed physiology and abnormal parameters.

4. Assesses pain levels on all patients per Barton’s policy.

5. Assesses psychosocial needs of patients, expressing interest in their progress and comfort, makes the…