TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ER/Trauma RN in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80921!
Job Title: Registered Nurse - Emergency Room
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Emergency Room
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Required
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, ENPC or PALS, NIHSS, NRP
Must-Have: TNCC, NIHSS
Description:
This position requires a Registered Nurse specializing in Emergency Room services.
Candidates should have a minimum of 2 years of experience in an emergency room setting.
The shift for this role is during nights, requiring 12-hour shifts.
The nursing staff will be expected to provide care to an average of 35 or more patients per day.
The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4.
Common diagnoses include abdominal pain, chest pain, fever, cough, dyspnea, headache, and extremity injuries.
The role may involve administering common drips such as cardiac, antihypertensive, and sedation medications.
Registered Nurses will work alongside charge nurses who will take an assignment.
There will be patient sitting staff available on a shift-dependent basis.
Respiratory therapy is available 24/7 and may perform ABGs, breathing treatments, and EKGs.
Both phlebotomy staff and Registered Nurses will draw labs as needed.
Self-scheduling and block scheduling are permitted for shifts, with a requirement for weekend shifts.
This role may involve floating within Zone 1 in cases of extreme need.
A dress code of navy blue scrubs is required.
Participation in hospital orientations specific to the unit will be necessary.
The hospital reserves the right to cancel up to 4 shifts during a 13-week assignment.
The charting system used is Epic.