Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Location: Show Low, Arizona
Schedule: Full-Time | Night Shift | Three 12-Hour Shifts per Week
Pay Range: $31.00–$47.00 per hour
Openings: 4

Job Overview

A healthcare organization in Show Low, Arizona, is seeking experienced Emergency Room Registered Nurses for permanent night-shift opportunities.

The ER RN will provide fast-paced, high-acuity nursing care to patients presenting with a wide variety of emergency conditions, including trauma, cardiac, neurological, medical, and behavioral health emergencies.

The Emergency Department sees approximately 100 patients per day and includes 30 private ER rooms, a six-room Emergency Department Observation Unit, fast-track services, and dedicated behavioral health monitoring areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to patients presenting with emergency medical conditions
• Perform rapid assessments, triage, and ongoing reassessments
• Recognize and respond to changes in patient condition
• Provide care to trauma, cardiac, neurological, respiratory, and other high-acuity patients
• Monitor patients requiring cardiac and neurological observation
• Initiate emergency interventions according to established protocols
• Administer medications, IV therapies, blood products, and treatments as ordered
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and recognize significant changes
• Provide stroke assessments and follow established neurological protocols
• Assist physicians and advanced practice providers during emergency procedures
• Stabilize patients before admission, transfer, or discharge
• Provide care to patients within the Emergency Department Observation Unit
• Coordinate care with physicians, physician assistants, technicians, nursing staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team
• Provide patient and family education regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and discharge instructions
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Follow trauma, infection-control, medication-safety, and emergency nursing standards
• Utilize Allscripts Sunrise for electronic documentation
• Utilize Omnicell for medication management
• Perform other Emergency Department nursing responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

Required

• Current Registered Nurse license or eligibility for Arizona licensure
• Minimum of one year of Registered Nurse experience
• Emergency Department nursing experience strongly desired
• Current Basic Life Support certification
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification
• Current NIH Stroke Scale certification
• Current Trauma Nursing Core Course certification
• Strong emergency assessment and clinical decision-making skills
• Ability to manage multiple high-acuity patients in a fast-paced environment
• Strong cardiac and neurological assessment skills
• Ability to respond effectively to trauma and other emergency situations
• Ability to work three 12-hour night shifts per week

Preferred

• Two or more years of Emergency Department nursing experience
• Trauma nursing experience
• Experience caring for cardiac and stroke patients
• Previous experience in a high-volume Emergency Department
• Experience using Allscripts Sunrise
• Experience using Omnicell

Department Information

• Level IV Trauma Center
• Approximately 100 Emergency Department visits per day
• 30 private ER rooms , including:
• 6-room Emergency Department Observation Unit
• 6 fast-track beds
• 1 seclusion room
• 5 additional monitored rooms
• Typical RN-to-patient ratio of approximately 1:3 to 1:4
• Physician Assistant coverage available in Fast Track for lower-acuity patients
• Approximately 5 Emergency Department technicians available during peak hours
• Patient population includes trauma, cardiac, neurological, behavioral health, and general emergency conditions
• Allscripts Sunrise electronic medical record
• Omnicell medication management system

Schedule

• Full-time night shift
• Three 12-hour shifts per week
• Approximately 36 hours per week

Dress Code

• Scrubs may be any color except all black
• Scrubs are not provided

Benefits

• Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Retirement savings programs
• Paid time off
• Continuing-education and professional-development opportunities
• Emergency and trauma nursing career advancement opportunities
• Employee wellness and assistance programs

If you are an experienced ER RN who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is comfortable caring for trauma, cardiac, neurological, and other high-acuity emergency patients, we would love to hear from you.