ED - Emergency Room

Opportunity:

RN - ER

Job Details:

• Every other weekend schedule with on-call as needed
• Possible float to Alta Bates Campus (bi-campus location, approximately 5 miles apart)
• Department sees approximately 115 patient visits per day across 32 beds
• Patient population includes infants, adolescents, pediatrics, adults, and geriatrics with a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Manage and prioritize patient care in both routine and complex emergency situations
• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments including biophysical, psychosocial, spiritual, environmental, self-care, educational, and discharge planning factors
• Develop and implement individualized patient care plans in collaboration with physicians, patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members
• Administer treatments and medications and perform nursing skills in a timely manner
• Initiate and direct emergency interventions in a calm, efficient, and competent manner
• Serve as liaison between nursing and medical staff to facilitate a collaborative approach to patient care
• Proficiency with Epic charting system required
• Skills required include general emergency department care (combined adult and pediatric), interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction or failure, non-trauma emergency department care, obtaining 12-lead EKG/ECG, and experience in STEMI and stroke certified facility settings
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Travel experience required
• Required certifications: CA RN License, BLS (AHA or ARC), ACLS (AHA or ARC), PALS (AHA or ARC), NIHSS