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Emergency Department Nurse

Position Overview

The facility seeks an experienced Emergency Department nurse for a 13-week contract. You'll work 3p–3a shifts, every other weekend and every other holiday, on a 36-hour weekly guarantee.

Clinical Scope

You'll assess and manage patients across the full spectrum of emergency presentations—from minor injuries to critical trauma. Responsibilities include conducting initial assessments, implementing protocols, managing pain, administering medications and IV therapies, and recognizing abnormal lab and diagnostic results. You'll care for intubated patients, manage vasoactive drips, interpret cardiac rhythms and arterial blood gases, and implement evidence-based protocols such as VAP prevention bundles.

Key Duties

• Develop and evaluate individualized care plans based on standards of care
• Provide compassionate, dignified patient and family-centered care
• Educate patients and families on identified learning needs
• Collaborate on safe discharge planning
• Delegate and supervise nursing interventions
• Document thoroughly and communicate findings to the healthcare team
• Identify patients at risk for abuse, violence, or deterioration
• Complete mandated reports (domestic violence, assault, stabbings, gunshot wounds, burns, sexual assault)
• Mentor colleagues and engage in ongoing professional development
• Proactively mitigate patient safety risks

Requirements

• RN license (current in MA)
• Associate degree in nursing required; Bachelor's preferred
• 3–5 years ED experience preferred
• ACLS upon hire (or active BLS + AHA ACLS within 60 days)
• AHA PALS within 6 months of hire
• TNCC, ENPC, and CEN preferred

Physical Demands

Frequent lifting (10–25 lbs), reaching, handling, and standing. Occasional stooping and kneeling.