Registered Nurse Emergency Department

Job Summary:


The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department (ED) provides expert nursing care to patients in a fast-paced Level II Trauma Center with a combined adult and pediatric population. This role involves managing complex clinical cases including trauma, neurological, respiratory, orthopedic, psychiatric, and pediatric emergencies. The nurse performs patient assessments, administers medications and treatments, monitors cardiac rhythms, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality emergency care. A minimum of two years' experience and specialized certifications are required to effectively manage critical situations and deliver exceptional patient outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Provide skilled nursing care to adult and pediatric patients in a 32-bed Emergency Department with a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio.
• Perform patient assessments, interpret dysrhythmias, and manage multisystem organ dysfunction/failure cases.
• Administer emergency medications including IV paralytics, sedation, vasopressors, and blood products.
• Manage IV therapy, central lines, phlebotomy, and start IVs as needed.
• Provide care for neurological emergencies including CVA, ICP monitoring, neuro-trauma, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury.
• Manage orthopedic trauma cases and pediatric emergencies such as asthma, burns, seizures, and infections.
• Respond to psychiatric emergencies including acute psychosis, drug overdose, violent behavior, and suicidal patients.
• Perform respiratory care including chest tube management, CPAP/BiPAP, intubation, ventilator management, and ABG interpretation.
• Provide trauma care for gunshot wounds and traumatic amputations.
• Apply isolation precautions, perform triage, and participate in tele-interpretations.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement patient care plans.
• Document patient care accurately using Cerner electronic medical records system.
• Float within scope to meet facility needs as required.
• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Certifications:

• Active Registered Nurse license in Illinois or Eligibility to Apply (ETA).
• Minimum of 2 years of emergency nursing experience.
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIH Stroke Scale, PALS, and Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC).
• Proficiency in cardiac monitoring and emergency response skills including dysrhythmia interpretation and management.
• IV therapy skills including blood product administration and central line care.
• Experience with emergency medications and procedural sedation administration.
• Knowledge and experience in managing neurological, orthopedic, pediatric, psychiatric, respiratory, shock, and trauma cases.
• Strong communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

• Experience with Cerner electronic health record system.
• Previous charge nurse experience.
• Tele-interpretation skills.

Special Considerations:

• Work setting is a Level II Trauma Center with a combined adult and pediatric Emergency Department.
• Must be able to float within scope to meet facility needs.
• Weekend work as needed.
• On-call is not required.
• RTO (Return to Office) restrictions ideally no more than 5 days.
• Parking permit required but no cost for parking.

Scheduling:

• Shift options include 4x12 hour shifts or 3x12 hour night shifts (1900-0730).
• Guaranteed hours subject to client call-off policy with up to 36 hours per thirteen-week assignment without pay obligation.
• Block scheduling is not accommodated.