Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

SSM Health; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

SSM Health in Jefferson City seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department. The role involves direct nursing care, complex assessments, and adherence to department policies and protocols.

Weekend option with 10am-10pm or 1pm-1am shifts, plus a sign-on bonus for eligible candidates. Responsibilities include data collection, triage, care planning, education, and leadership within the professional practice setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• One year registered nurse experience.

Responsibilities

• Collects data pertinent to health status and situation.
• Triages patients to prioritize care and flow.
• Analyzes assessment data to identify diagnoses or issues.
• Implements and coordinates care to promote safety.
• Communicates effectively across formats and teams.
• Demonstrates leadership and applies evidence-based practice.

Skills

BLS

ALS

ENPC

NRP

Education

RN licensure

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling
MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters -- every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Department:

St. Mary's Jefferson City - Emergency Department

Schedule:

Full Time Weekend option (can chose 10am-10pm or 1pm-1am shift)

*sign on bonus for eligible candidates

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

• - One year registered nurse experience

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:

Weekend Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

2000000011 Emergency Room

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

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