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.

COVID-19 Vaccine: Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only
Flu Vaccine: Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only

Job Requirements & Qualifications
• Minimum 2 years experience required, first time travelers -- OK!
• BLS, ACLS, NIH, PALS required
• EPIC required
• STEMI and Stroke facility experience required
• Special care populations include cancer, sepsis, medical emergencies, and behavioral health.
• The hospital specialties include a cath lab, women's health, and stroke care.
• This department cares for all ages.

Skills:
• 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
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Near drowning
• Neuro-Trauma
• Non Trauma Emergency Department
• Ortho trauma
• Phlebotomy
• Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring
• 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: 4
• Patient Ratios Nights: 4
• Patient Ratios Weekends: 4
• Call Required: No
• Weekend Coverage: True
• Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: up to every other
• Orientation Hours: 36

Facility & Patient Care Details
• Patient Age Groups: Neonates, Adolescents, Infants, Adults, Pediatrics, Geriatrics
• Number of Visits Per Day: 180
• Number of Rooms: 58
• Number of Beds: 58

Additional Unit Information
• Interdisciplinary Support: IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Radiology, Social Services, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary
• Patient Diagnoses: Special care populations include cancer, sepsis, medical emergencies, and behavioral health. The hospital specialties include a cath lab, women's health, and stroke care. This department cares for all ages.

Compliance requires a FULL compliance file by 12 noon EST by the Wednesday prior to start date.
RTO: RTO is due at time of submission. RTO after submission will not be accepted. Please ensure your traveler does not have any time off planned that will prevent them from completing pre-start compliance on time for the proposed start date.
Education Verification through a 3rd party is required. Facility will not accept any education from one of the schools listed on the Diploma Fraud Florida Education Audit list.
Background Check Facility will not accept any open cases on the background check.
License in hand required with submission.
EPIC experience REQUIRED.
All travelers are subject to float to any Cone Health campus if needed.