RN - ER

Emergency Department Registered NurseThis facility is a 457 licensed bed trauma level III teaching hospital. It is recognized as a Chest Pain Center, Stroke Center of Excellence, and Bariatric Center of Excellence. The patient types include trauma cases such as gunshot wounds, stabbings, motor vehicle accidents, falls, strokes, heart failures, and chest pain. Other common diagnoses involve patients requiring fluid resuscitation or blood products, COPD, pre-cardiac catheterization, alcohol withdrawal, mental health issues, respiratory illnesses, gastrointestinal disorders and infections, liver failure, and acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease. The patient-to-nurse ratio is a maximum of 1:5, depending on acuity. Preferred skills include trauma experience, stroke experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation, conscious sedation, peripheral intravenous starts, chest tube management, nasogastric tube placement, drain and tube management, critical care drips, and blood administration. The department has a varied ratio of CNAs, and there will be charge nurses available 24/7. Support teams include a dedicated IV/VAT team and respiratory therapists, both available around the clock. ED physicians are also on duty 24/7 for support. The technology used includes EMR systems and various medical equipment for patient monitoring. Travelers will be required to float to other facilities within the region as needed. Weekend rotation every other weekend is expected. Travelers will work approximately 75% of holidays. Requests for time off can be approved up to 6 days, excluding holidays, with a requirement to extend the contract if unable to meet contracted hours. Scrub color for the department is navy.