Dignity Health

RN Emergency Room

Dignity Health$70K — $95K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduation from an accredited nursing school is required.
  • New graduates or RNs without E.D. or Critical Care experience must complete the E.D. residency program.
  • Active Registered Nurse license in Washington state is mandatory.
  • Basic Life Support certification (CPR) must be current upon hire.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 60 days is required.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course must be completed within 12 months.
  • Trauma Nurse Core Course is also to be completed within 12 months.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver compassionate and individualized patient care.
  • Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
  • Perform comprehensive assessments addressing various patient needs.
  • Administer and document medications as per hospital policies.
  • Ensure proper discharge planning and post-discharge coordination.
  • Engage in professional growth and maintain accountability for deadlines.
  • Document patient care and status accurately in line with nursing standards.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Supportive interdisciplinary team environment.
  • Access to ongoing training and specialization programs.
  • Engagement in a dynamic and fast-paced healthcare setting.
Full Job Description
Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

  • Adheres to the departments and hospitals policies and procedures, including safety, risk management and regulatory standards. Keeps abreast of trends, developments and regulatory requirements impacting matters within designated scope of responsibility.
  • Administers, oversees and documents the administration of medications (e.g., topically, orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously and intravenously) as ordered by the healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy.
  • Assesses patient to include physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental and spiritual needs. Gathers data relevant for patient care. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes. Plans care appropriately based on needs identified during initial and on-going assessments. Provides holistic, comprehensive, and professional nursing care to patient within the scope of practice. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes. Prepares patient for discharge and assists with coordinating post discharge needs.
  • Cultural Sensitivity and Competence: Demonstrates proper use of available communication tools/materials for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration and the provision of care, treatment and services. Patient Populations Served: Demonstrates knowledge and proper skills associated with the departments defined specific populations served.
  • Demonstrates competent professional practice and engages in opportunities for professional growth. Demonstrates self accountability to meet stated deadlines for all mandatory requirements.
  • Documents care delivered and patient status utilizing the nursing process in accordance with FHS standards of care, for example, changes in patient condition, patient responses to intervention and reassessments of pertinent findings. Receives and assures appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness and execution of physician orders.
Job Requirements

Required

  • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing., upon hire and
  • New graduate or RNs without E.D. or Critical Care experience AND successful completion of the E.D. residency program.
  • Registered Nurse: WA, upon hire and
  • Basic Life Support (through AHA) - CPR, upon hire and
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 60 Days and
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 12 - months or
  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course, within 12 - months and
  • Trauma Nurse Core Course, within 12 - months and

Preferred

  • Bachelors Of Science Nursing and One year of related work experience in an acute care setting, upon hire and
  • Previous E.D. experience current within the last 2 years or
  • Critical care experience, current within the last 2 years or
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire and
  • Certified Emergency Nurse, upon hire

About Dignity Health

Dignity Health is a health care provider that operates hospitals and clinics in California, Arizona, and Nevada. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Dignity Health provides a range of services, including emergency care, cancer care, and women's health. The company has over 60,000 employees and is committed to providing high-quality, affordable health care to its patients.
Learn more about Dignity Health
Size
60,000 employees
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Founded
1954

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