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Murfreesboro, TN
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Position Overview
The facility's Emergency Department seeks a Registered Nurse to deliver rapid, high-quality care to patients experiencing acute illnesses, injuries, and life-threatening emergencies. You'll work in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing patient needs through , assessment, intervention, stabilization, and ongoing evaluation.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform rapid and comprehensive patient assessments and determine care priorities.
- patients according to severity and urgency of condition.
- Monitor vital signs, cardiac rhythms, neurological status, and changes in patient condition.
- Administer medications, IV fluids, blood products, and treatments as ordered.
- Initiate and maintain intravenous access; obtain blood specimens.
- Assist with emergency procedures including CPR, trauma resuscitation, intubation, and wound care.
- Operate and monitor emergency equipment (cardiac monitors, defibrillators, infusion pumps, ventilators).
- Recognize signs of deterioration and initiate appropriate interventions promptly.
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, and interdisciplinary team members.
- Provide care for medical, surgical, cardiac, neurological, psychiatric, pediatric, and trauma-related emergencies.
- Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, medications, treatments, and discharge instructions.
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation and follow infection-control and medication-safety protocols.
- Participate in emergency preparedness and quality-improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Current, unrestricted RN license.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification (may be required).
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification (preferred or required).
- Previous emergency department, critical care, or acute-care nursing experience preferred.
Shift & Contract Details
- Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
- Contract Duration: 12 weeks
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 per week
