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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