Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatrics ER - Emergency Room - $30-43 per hour

The Hospitals of Providence; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hospitals of Providence seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for the Pediatric Emergency Room in El Paso. This full-time staff position involves rotating shifts and direct patient care of pediatric patients under the ER protocol.

Required is active RN licensure, CPR, and BLS; ACLS/PALS/NRP may be required by policy. A Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred, with recent acute care experience highly valued.

Qualifications

• Direct patient care within pediatric emergency setting.
• Administer medications safely per hospital policy.
• Coordinate care with multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care to assigned pediatric ER patients per shift.
• Supervise staff and delegate appropriate care.
• Support CNO to ensure high quality nursing care and use of resources.
• Administer medications safely and timely according to policy.
• Follow safety, risk management, QA and infection control standards.
• Know and respond to emergency codes and participate in HICS.

Skills

Direct patient care

Medication administration

Clinical supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

RN license/registration

Job description

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Pediatrics ER - Emergency Room

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Job Shift: Rotating

Job Type: Full Time

This role provides direct clinical patient care. The role will assume responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing direct clinical care to assigned patients on a per shift basis, and unit level. The role is responsible for supervision of staff to which appropriate care is delegated. The role is accountable to support CNO to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.

The RN provides high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to all patients. The RN assumes responsibility for overall coordination and integration of patient care based on the nursing process. The RN directs care according to established standards of safety, risk management, QI, and Infection Control, with the goal being to discharge the patient with an optimum level of care provided. Assumes responsibility for coordination and planning of patient care within the prescribed medical regime. Administers all medications safely and in a timely manner per hospital policy. Performs and fulfills all HICS (hospital incident command system) responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed and needed by the facility in times of emergency and/or disaster. Responsible for knowing the Hospital’s emergency codes, including the purpose and appropriate action for each, and adheres to the Hospital policies and procedures for each emergency code.

Education:

Required: Graduated from a state approved school of nursing or an accredited school.Preferred: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing

Experience:

Preferred: Recent acute care experience.

Certifications:

Required: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; CPR. AHA BLS, and if applicable by corporate policy for unit of hire, AHA ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP.

The Hospitals of Providence Job ID #2603023946. Posted job title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatric Emergency Room