Emergency Department - Registered Nurse | Valencia | CA

Job Summary:

The Clinical Registered Nurse is responsible for independently utilizing the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for a group of patients based on our policies, procedures and all regulatory requirements. The Clinical Registered Nurse is responsible for triaging, discharging, and caring for admitted patients in the Emergency Department. 

Shift: Day/Night

Licensure and Certification:

• Current California RN license
• Certification by appropriate governing body desirable (AACN, ANCC) preferred
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS provider cards
• 14 hours of BRN approved pediatric emergency education every 4 years required; or Two day Pediatric Emergency Course preferred (not PALS) 
• Current MAB certification

Education:

• Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN) required
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year acute hospital experience preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Problem solving skills
• Basic computer skills
• Competency utilizing Meditech EHR preferred

Physical Demands – Patient Care:

• Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
• Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
• Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
• Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
• Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
• Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
• Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.