RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
* * RN's - Pass/Fail exam on Friday during orientation. OPEN BOOK exam on skills learned - they are given all necessary resources to pass. Must receive a 90% to pass or they will be terminated * *
Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.

**Driver's license required at submittal and will be used to determine if candidate is outside 50 miles.**
**Fingernail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in all departments providing patient care- refusal to remove nails will lead to termination of contract
R/Trauma Center Miscellaneous Info & Examples if Needed
# beds/trauma bays 33 total (25 adult beds + 8 pediatric beds) & 2 trauma bays (1 adult & 1 pediatric)
Do you have a Fast track No
Do you have a separate Triage area & do you allow/require travelers to do Triage? 2 seperate Triage Bays; travelers are not typically assigned the task of Triage Nurse
Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed w/in the ER?
Do ER RN's manage their own ER holds? ER holds for admission are intermixed with ER patients;
ER nurses manage their own holds
Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms? No
In-house Security Yes
# patients per day typically 70-85 total (60-70 adults & 10-20 pediatrics)
Ratios 1 RN: 4 patients
Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, TNCC, NIHSS, PALS. (ENPC & NRP are a bonus!)
Common diagnoses/Types of patients abdominal pain, n/v/d, chest pain, sepsis, cva rule out, injury & trauma are typically fall related, etc.
Experience or 'Must have' skills ED experience
ED Physicians/Mid-Levels always 1 MD/DO working with 1-3 midlevel providers
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor St. Elizabeth Hospital has both
Nurse Aids/Paramedics/Patient sitters ED has 1 ED Tech (ie CNA) from 7am-3am
EMR Epic
RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Does RT do ABG's, breathing tx, EGS's? Capability for all vent, cpap, bipap, heated high flow.
RT completes ABGs & breathing treatments. ED RNs & ED Techs complete EKGs.
Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? all rooms capable of cardiac monitoring. No Tech watching monitors - they are visible at the nurses station for nurses to monitor when not in a patient room
X-Ray or CT in the ER? Transport? Radiology is near the ED, but not in within the department. Mix of ED and Radiology staff transport patients (share the duty)
Phlebotomy or nurse draw nurse draw for 95% of orders
Shifts & Scheduling day shift 7am-7pm, mid shifts 11-11 & 12-12, night shift 7pm-7am
Weekend Requirement every 3rd weekend
Holiday Requirement 2 holidays per year (1 winter, 1 summer), easter on own rotation
Is there a call or standby requirement? No
Floating Requirements Only to the peds ED. No floating to inpatient units
Scrub Color/Dress Code Navy
Unit/Department specific orientation 1-2 days of unit orientation before functioning independently
Additional Notes
Additional Questions
Notes obtained: Phone Implementation, Email, or On-Site?
Notes entered by & date: 9.8.2026 Tricia Topolski, Director of Emergency Services