Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Prime Healthcare; Riverdale (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare team at Southern Regional Medical Center as a Registered Nurse. This full-time position in the Emergency Department involves providing safe and comprehensive patient care, requiring a current RN license and certifications such as BLS and ACLS. The ideal candidate has experience in acute care settings and strong communication skills, making a difference in patient lives every day.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience as staff nurse in acute care hospital; ER setting preferred.
• Knowledge of EMTALA regulations.
• Certification as Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivery of safe patient care in the Emergency Department.
• Directs patient/family teaching and guides nursing personnel.
• Communicates patient condition changes to physicians.

Skills

Patient care

Assessment

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Current state RN License

Current BLS certificate

Current ACLS certificate

Current PALS certificate

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Southern Regional Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Southern Regional Medical Center is a non-profit, 331-bed full-service hospital serving the residents of Clayton County and southern crescent metro Atlanta communities. The hospital offers a complete line of services including Senior Care and Senior Behavioral Health Services; Emergency Services; Heart and Vascular; Advanced Imaging; Laboratory; Neuroscience Services; Rehabilitation; Sleep Diagnostic Center; Surgery/Robotic Surgery; Wound Care; and Women’s Health Services, including a Level III NICU. The hospital is certified and accredited as a Chest Pain Center and Primary Stroke Center. Learn more at southernregional.org.

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Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing care in Telemetry. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her patients in the Emergency Department. He/she communicates with the physician about changes in the patient's clinical condition, including results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Is capable of responding quickly and accurately to changes in the condition and/or response to treatment. Is knowledgeable about EMTALA regulations and reporting of child/adult abuse to appropriate agencies and Hospital Social Worker. Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Current and valid state RN License.
2. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
3. Current ACLS certificate within 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
4. Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
5. Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
6. Minimum of one year experience as a staff nurse RN in an acute care hospital setting; ER setting preferred.
7. Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
8. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Facility Specific Requirements (facility may require items listed below):

1. In Paramedic Base Station ED: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain current.
2. EDAP certified facilities: Completion of emergency pediatric course 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
3. Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNNC) within 12 months of hire required.

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days