RN Emergency Room

Job Description

Job Description

Summary:

• Prepared to respond to emergencies, assist doctors in emergency medical care, and ensure a high quality of nursing standards are maintained, among other duties and required to remain calm under pressure, display sound decision-making skills and be attentive to patient needs.
• Department: Emergency Department
• Shift timings: 19:00 - 07:30
  

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Being ready to respond and equipped to deal with a medical emergency.
• Quickly assessing patient needs.
• Treating critical injuries, allergic reactions, and trauma.
• Performing minor medical operations.
• Cleaning wounds.
• Drawing blood.
• Maintaining emergency room care standards.
• Assisting with insurance paperwork.
• Ensuring the efficiency of the patient check-in process.
• Displaying strong decision-making skills in emergency scenarios.

Minimum Qualifications:

• EOW, EOH; 2 years ED experience needed, No first time travelers unless they have over 5 years ED experience; may need to float to sites within 40 mile radius
• Able to work under high pressure.
• Attention to detail.
• Good organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Required a minimum of 2 years experience.

Required Skills:

• Emergency Room RN.
• Registered Nurse > Registered Nurse Nursing.
• Travel RN.
• Travel Registered Nurse.

Certifications & Clearance Requirements:

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification
• Ascension Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
• Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Wisconsin Board of Nursing required