ER Nurse - PRN, Fast-Paced Care & Triage

Margaret Mary Health; Batesville (IN); On-site; USD 38,572 - 71,635; Full time

Job summary

Margaret Mary Health in Batesville, Indiana, seeks an ER Registered Nurse for a PRN role in Emergency Services. You will provide nursing care for Emergency Services patients, support patient safety goals, and coordinate care with the team to ensure timely, accurate documentation in the EHR.

The position requires proficiency in essential nursing duties, safe medication administration, and effective communication with patients and families. Previous ER experience and current BLS/ACLS are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Current in BLS, arrhythmia recognition, and ACLS.
• Ability to operate stretchers, wheelchairs, monitors, and various electrical/battery powered equipment.
• Ability to use basic office equipment.

Responsibilities

• Use approved abbreviations in documentation.
• Understand patient safety goals and actions.
• Identify patients with 2 identifiers before treatments.
• Read back verbal orders and critical lab values.
• Clarify physician orders when needed.
• Use standing orders when indicated.
• Accurately call reports to physicians and other providers.
• Report sentinel events, adverse drug reactions, or incidents.
• Document in EHR before invasive procedures.
• Reassess patients after changes in condition and document in EHR.
• Perform clinical skills for all ages in a timely manner and document in EHR.
• Educate patients, caregivers, and family; communicate with respect.
• Triage assessment is timely with appropriate classification.
• Take accurate and appropriate history.
• Perform comprehensive physical assessments including pain assessment and pain scale.
• Demonstrate knowledge and safe use of equipment.
• Collect specimens accurately and timely with proper labeling.
• Document medications given accurately and timely.
• Complete narcotic documentation including wastage.
• Demonstrate knowledge and appropriate use of high-risk medications.

Skills

Customer service

Verbal communication

Written communication

BLS

ACLS

Arrhythmia recognition

Equipment operation

Job description

Margaret Mary Health in Batesville, Indiana, seeks an ER Registered Nurse for a PRN role in Emergency Services. You will provide nursing care for Emergency Services patients, support patient safety goals, and coordinate care with the team to ensure timely, accurate documentation in the EHR.

The position requires proficiency in essential nursing duties, safe medication administration, and effective communication with patients and families. Previous ER experience and current BLS/ACLS are preferred.