Registered Nurse - Emergency Room 24hr 3pm-3:30am

Lawrence General Hospital; Methuen (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Methuen is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse for the Emergency Room. This role involves providing critical patient care, ensuring safety, and collaborating with healthcare teams. Candidates should be graduates of accredited nursing programs, with a preference for BSN holders. The position requires evening shifts and offers a dynamic work environment focused on patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• BCLS and ACLS certifications needed.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care based on established standards and protocols.
• Administers medications and intravenous therapy safely.
• Documents patient data and therapeutic interventions accurately.

Skills

Critical thinking

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

BSN preferred

Job description

Registered Nurse - Emergency Room 24hr 3pm-3:30am

Department: HFH Emergency Services (Methuen)

3pm-3:30am , Evenings

Scheduled Hours per Week: 24 hours

Posted 5/15/2025

Emergency nurses specialize in assessing, intervening and stabilizing a variety of trauma and illnesses with decisive action. Due to the range of medical conditions that may require urgent treatment and care, they must be knowledgeable about general as well as specific health issues.

Job Duties:

• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
• Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources necessary.
• Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g., seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.)
• Provides thorough, timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses including assessment, care plan, patient goals and interventions according to established standards.
• Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e., appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
• Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician's orders, protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, utilizing the pain scale (e.g., numerical, FACES and functional goals.)
• Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as documents assessment and patients' response to medication.
• Readily accepts accountability for designated patient and effectively hands off patient as required.
• Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
• Critical thinking skills and ability to perform medication dosing calculations.
• Demonstrates clinical competence in the specialty area of nursing practice preferred.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
• BCLS required.
• ACLS required within 6 months of hire.
• TNCC and ENPC required within 1 year of hire.