ER Nurse Job Description:
• 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 2 years experience required in ED. First time travelers OK!

Required Certifications:
• ACLS
• BLS
• NIH

Preferred Certifications:
• CPI
• PALS
• TNCC

EPIC required. Previous Charge RN & L2 Trauma experience preferred.

Job Requirements & Qualifications
• Previous Charge Experience: Preferred
• Years of Experience: 2
• Patient Ratio Experience: 4-5
• Charting System Experience: Required
• Charting System Name: Epic
• Community Hospital Experience: -
• LTAC Experience: -
• Trauma Level I Experience: -
• Trauma Level II Experience: Preferred
• Travel Experience Required: -

Certifications:
• ACLS
• BLS
• CPI
• NIHSS
• PALS
• TNCC

Skills:
• Arterial line management
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line care/management
• Continuous IV sedation
• CPAP/BiPAP
• CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
• General Emergency Department-Combined Adult/Pedi
• Gunshot wounds
• Head injury
• ICP monitoring
• Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Isolation Precautions
• IV vasopressors
• Level I Trauma Center
• Level II Trauma Center
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Near drowning
• Neuro-Trauma
• Non Trauma Emergency Department
• Ortho trauma
• Phlebotomy
• Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring
• Spinal cord injury
• Spinal cord injury
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• STEMI Certified Facility
• Stroke Certified Facility
• Traumatic amputation
• Traumatic Brain injury
• Triage
• Ventilated patients

Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling
• Scheduling Type: self
• Patient Ratios Days: -
• Patient Ratios Nights: -
• Patient Ratios Weekends: -
• Call Required: -
• Weekend Coverage: -
• Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: 2 weekend shifts or 4 weekend days per 6 weeks
• Pre-Approved Time Off: two
• Orientation Hours: 24

Facility & Patient Care Details
• Patient Age Groups: Adults
• Daily Census: -
• Number of Visits Per Day: 180
• Number of Rooms: 63
• Number of Beds: 63

Additional Unit Information
• Interdisciplinary Support: IV Teams, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary
• Patient Diagnoses: Everything
• Special Procedures/Unit Details: Stroke, Cardiac, and Level 2 Trauma Center. MCED Adult side - Peds is separated. We have RT in the department 24/7 to assist with BIPAP and ABGs
• Special Equipment: -