Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

SSM Health; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PRN shifts

Job summary

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville is seeking a PRN Registered Nurse to provide direct nursing care in high-acuity settings. The role includes data collection, timely triage, patient education, and coordination of care in accordance with hospital policies and protocols.

The position emphasizes evidence-based practice, leadership in professional settings, and adherence to safety standards while delivering patient-centered emergency nursing care.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current RN license and eligibility to practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Certifications in ALS, ENPC, NRP, PALS, TNCC as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Collects comprehensive data pertinent to patient health.
• Performs triage to prioritize care based on age and needs.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine diagnoses.
• Defines outcomes and plans individualized to patient.
• Implements and coordinates care, educating patients.
• Evaluates progress toward outcomes.
• Communicates effectively across practice areas.
• Demonstrates professional leadership.
• Applies evidence-based practice to emergency nursing.
• Maintains alertness and safe practice; performs other duties.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Leadership

Evidence-based practice

Education

RN license

BLS HCP

ALS

ENPC

NRP

PALS

TNCC

NRP Essentials

Job description

It\'s more than a career, it\'s a calling MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville

Worker Type: PRN1

Job Highlights: Schedule: PRN as needed

Job Summary: Provides direct nursing care in settings where patients require complex assessments and intervention, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the health care consumer\'s health and/or situation.


• Triages each health care consumer utilizing age, developmentally appropriate, and culturally sensitive practices to prioritize and optimize health care consumer flow, expediting those health care consumers who require immediate care.


• Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues.


• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the health care consumer or the situation.


• Implements, coordinates, and educates, to promote health and a safe practice environment.


• Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.


• Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.


• Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.


• Attains knowledge and competence that reflect current nursing practice.


• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to Emergency Nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient\'s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department\'s Scope of Service.


• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.


• Constant standing and walking.


• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.


• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.


• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.


• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.


• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.


• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.


• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.


• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.


• Occasional driving.


• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• And Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)


• And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• Or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)


• Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)


• Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• Or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)


• Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• And Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration


• Or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State


• And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• Or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)


• Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)


• Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• Or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)


• Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State


• And Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)


• And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• Or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)


• Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)


• Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• Or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)


• Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State


• Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services


• And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• Or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)


• Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)


• Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)


• Or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)


• Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America)

Job Type: Employee

Department: Emergency Dept WZ

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.