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Job Description: ER RN - Nights Location: St. Barnabas Community Hospital 4422 Third Ave, Bronx, NY 10457 Start Date: 11/13/2024 Schedule: Nights: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM Must work every other weekend (EOW) and holidays Pay: $75/hr - $77/hr on W2 Contract Length: 13 weeks Position Overview: St. Barnabas Community Hospital is seeking an experienced ER Registered Nurse (RN) to join our dynamic Emergency Department team. Priority will be given to returning travelers due to the short onboarding timeframe. Key Responsibilities: Assess patients' clinical conditions, recognizing and interpreting serious situations, prioritizing care, and taking immediate action. Initiate appropriate measures in emergency situations when a physician is not immediately available. Operate and monitor general and specialized emergency care equipment, including infusion pumps, pulse oximeters, ventilators, and cardiac monitors. Administer therapeutic measures as prescribed, including medications and IV therapy that affect hemodynamic and respiratory status. Record observations, nursing interventions, and the status of coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines. Document specific healthcare requirements for patients and prepare written assignments for individual team members, matching staff skills to patient care needs. Plan and develop care delivery, implement care plans, and coordinate the documentation of care. Share responsibilities for maintaining adequate supplies and equipment, as well as general upkeep of the unit and preserving a safe environment. Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of ER nursing experience required. Ventilator experience is necessary. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask effectively. Must possess current certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC (mandatory). Good written and verbal communication skills. Aware of potential floating to ICU and Med-Surg units. Scrubs: Red scrubs are required. .
Worksite: New York County Your Role: Administer, prescribe medications; start intravenous fluids noting time & amounts on patient charts; observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients’ conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment and taking any necessary action; answer patients’ calls and determine how to assist them; measure and record patients’ vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressures, pulse or respiration; provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, messaging, or performing catheterizations. Requirement: Minimum Education: High School/GED (Graduate of an LPN School accredited by New York State for Licensing) Experience or Training: 12 Months Training in Practical Nursing License or Certificate: New York LPN license Salary: Minimum: $53,872.00 / Year Maximum: $53,872.00 / Year