Free Standing Emergency Services Nurse

CommonSpirit Health; San Tan Valley (AZ); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health’s Arizona General Hospital seeks an Emergency Services Nurse to lead and coordinate emergency care for acutely ill adults and varying ages in a fast-paced setting.

You will triage, administer care, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring accurate documentation and patient advocacy while maintaining composure under pressure.

Qualifications

• RN license in AZ (Registered Nurse: AZ)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Responsibilities

• Triage patients using ER protocols to admit, discharge, or route to care
• Deliver stabilizing emergency care for patients of all ages as part of the ER team
• Educate patients and families and ensure accurate documentation per hospital policies
• Communicate patient condition changes using SBAR to physicians
• Delegate tasks considering patient safety, stability and task complexity

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Calm under pressure

Computer literacy

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Diploma

Bachelor of Nursing

Master of Nursing

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Emergency Services Nurse at our San Tan Valley Satellite Emergency Department, you will take a leadership role in assessing patient/family health problems and resources, and developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive nursing care plans. Thisposition provides professional nursing care and interventions to acutely ill adult patient populations across all ages, from young adults to geriatrics, within a fast-paced, high-stress environment.

Every day you willtriage patients, assess their condition, and administer medications and treatments, collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, technicians, and support staff to ensure timely and critical interventions. You will meticulously monitor patient progress, educate patients and families on health management, and maintain accurate documentation in compliance with hospital protocols. Serving as a patient advocate, you will quickly adapt to changes in patient conditions (e.g., lab results, vitals), utilize the SBAR format for physician notification, and perform nurse-to-nurse reports, all while balancing patient needs with comfort.

To be successful in this role, you need strong critical thinking skills, excellent communication abilities, and the capacity to remain calm under pressure while delivering high-quality care. Basic computer skills, the ability to recognize your scope of practice, seek multidisciplinary collaboration, and assume accountability for decisions are essential for this dynamic role, which involves heavy physical demands.

• Use emergency triage protocol to intake, discharge or admit patients
• Deliver stabilizing care to emergency patients of all ages as part of the larger ER team, adapting care to changes in patient’s condition as needed
• Use knowledge of cultural differences to provide patient care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values, beliefs, and customs
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize and adapt to changes in patients condition (i.e. Lab, vitals, signs and test values) in a timely and clinically appropriate manner
• Delegate tasks based on the needs of the patient, potential for harm, patient stability, task complexity, and outcome predictability within the scope of skill set and practice

Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Degree in Nursing, Diploma, Bachelor of Nursing or Master of Nursing
• Registered Nurse: AZ
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Preferred

• Two (2) years of Emergency Services experience

Where You'll Work

At Dignity Health’s Arizona General Hospital, we deliver humankindness through a wide range of health, social and support services in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona. As part of our team, you will provide clinical expertise, support, and oversight that helps ensure our patients receive exceptional care. Also, you will have the opportunity to champion the change by joining in our mission of healing through humankindness.