ER RN Job Description
ER RN
provides professional nursing care in collaboration with members of the health care team in the ongoing assessment, planning and treatment of patients and families.
ER RN Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective ER RN job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included ER RN job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
You will demonstrate age specific knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment and care of patients
The Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) specializes in assessing, intervening and stabilizing a variety of trauma and illnesses with decisive action
The ER Registered Nurse (RN) will work well under pressure and enjoys a fast paced and collaborative working environment
Other Emergency Room (ER) Registered Nurse (RN) duties as assigned
Consistently performs and documents an organized Emergency Nursing assessment of patients including a primary and secondary survey, identifies and prioritizes potential life threatening situations, and reports information to the Emergency Department physician promptly
Utilizes the nursing process, including planning, assessment, intervention, and evaluation, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan of care for the patient and family focused on optimal patient outcomes
Uses knowledge and practice in accordance with Nurse Practice Act
A $3,000.00 sign-on bonus
Referral Bonuses for referring your RN friends
Up to $5,000in employment incentives
ER RN Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for ER RN
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ACLS, CPR, PALS, BLS, JPS, AHA
Education for ER RN
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the ER RN job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Science, Teaching, Patient Care, Education, Associates, School of Nursing
Skills for ER RN
Desired skills for ER RN include:
Registered Nurse
Assessment
Human growth and development
Range of treatment and care of patients
Behavioral health
CAP
CMS
Carepath
Ensures compliance with all regulatory and professional standards of care which includes JCAHO
IHI
Desired experience for ER RN includes:
Min 1 year experience preferred
Will consider current employee through education progression from ER LPN to ER RN or Tech to RN
2 years previous experience in Emergency Department preferred!
Home/Auto Insurance
Cancer Insurance
Additional certifications may be required based on discipline and/or nursing unit requirements
ER RN Examples
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ER RN Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an ER RN. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for ER RN
- Triages patients presenting to the Emergency Department with real or threatened condition and performs rapid intervention and documents such
- Collaborates with the patient, family, and significant other to meet the educational, physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of the patient
- Demonstrates strong knowledge and competency of age-specific care to the patient populations served
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members
- Demonstrates Service Excellence Standards at all times
- Understands COBRA and Florida Access to Care and assures compliance
- Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records following HIPAA regulations and St
- Successfully completes the defined job specific competencies, including competencies for age specific, as appropriate
- Appropriately performs duties of triage nurse when assigned including identifying emergent patients and performing the quick triage process facilitating patient flow
- Provides primary nursing care to all patients assigned, functioning within a team, throughout the length of stay in the department
Qualifications for ER RN
- ACLS, PALS, and/or required specialty training or course completion (or obtained within three months of employment) in required specialty
- One year current ER experience is required
- Basic Life Support (BLS), ATLS, PALS, TNCC required
- Employees transferring into position must obtain AHA ACLS & PALS certification within 6 months, Graduate RNs must obtain within one year
- One (1) year experience in an acute care emergency room setting (preferred)
- 1 year full time ER nursing experience within the last 2 years
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ER RN Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of ER RN. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for ER RN
- Appropriately performs duties of a triage nurse when assigned
- Demonstrates the ability to start IV's administer medications and IV fluids, assess patient's response and titrate dosages as per physician order
- Manages critically ill patients during transfers to other departments or health care facilities
- Previous experience in Emergency Department nursing
- At least one year MedSurg experience
- Previous experience in Emergency Department nursing preferred
Qualifications for ER RN
- Previous experience in Emergency Department nursing preferred with at least one year of experience on a Medical-Surgical Nursing Unit desired
- Certification in Emergency Nursing (CEN) a plus
- CPI within ninety (30) days from hire
- Current ACLS, BLS, PALS, and NIHSS
- Epic proficient
- Current RN licensure in Texas
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of ER RN. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for ER RN
- 1-2 years emergency department experience
- 1 year ED experience as a R.N preferred
- Current certification in specialty area preferred
- Current AHA BLS card and ACLS required
- Acute Care experience required, Emergency Department experience preferred
- Based on location assignment may also require BLS/ACLS/PALS
Qualifications for ER RN
- At least one year of experience on a Medical-Surgical Nursing Unit desired
- 1 years current acute care registered nursing experience in specialty area required
- ACLS require
- Minimum one (1) year current acute care registered nursing experience in specialty area required
- ENPC required within 90 days of hire
- Experience with EHR (Cerner, MediTech, etc?) preferred