Experienced RN Emergency Department

CHI Health Saint Elizabeth; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Education Assistance

Job summary

CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, NE seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide compassionate, high-quality care that supports patient recovery and well-being. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care as part of an interdisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes accurate nursing assessments, critical thinking, timely interventions, and precise documentation of the care plan. New hires may receive a sign-on bonus and education assistance if eligible.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an RN nursing program.
• Registered Nurse license for Nebraska upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 5 months.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 5 months.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate, high-quality care to patients and families.
• Perform skilled nursing procedures and implement patient care plans.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
• Document all phases of the nursing process in the patient’s record.
• Assess patients, plan goals, implement care, and evaluate progress.
• Follow the nursing process from assessment to evaluation.

Skills

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

RN nursing program

Nebraska RN license

BLS Certification (CPR)

ACLS within 5 months

PALS within 5 months

Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 6 months

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage.
• Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors
• Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team.
• Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation. Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed.
• Evaluate – Uses a systematic ongoing process to evaluate progress towards identified healthcare consumer goals. Revision of plan of care when needed involving the healthcare consumer and the multidisciplinary team.
• Documents all phases of the nursing process in the healthcare consumer’s record.

We are offering a Sign-on Bonus and Education Assistance to new hires that meet eligibility requirements.

Job Requirements

• Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 5 - months and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 5 - months and
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 6 - months

Where You'll Work

CHI Health St. Elizabeth, founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1889, is a full-service, 260-bed, nonprofit regional medical center in Lincoln, Neb. St. Elizabeth specializes in the treatment areas of newborn and pediatric care, women’s health, burn and wound, cardiology, oncology, emergency medicine, orthopedics and neuroscience.

At the Saint Elizabeth Emergency Department we have state-of-the-art technology that assists our expert staff in evaluating, diagnosing and treating any type of illness or injury.

We have an accredited Stroke Center, a verified Burn Center, and a State of Nebraska designated Level 3 Trauma Center which means that our staff is specially trained to be ready at a moment's notice to treat stroke,burn and trauma patients as quickly as possible. We are also recognized as one of the nation's top hospitals for quickest response times to heart attacks.

We are home to one of only a few Pediatric Universal bed model units. Specialty Pediatric care is provided in the same room for all levels of care. We work in tandem with Emergency Room Providers and Pediatric Hospitalists and Specialists to provide expert care locally.