Emergency Department Registered Nurse
Brooklyn, NY
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights, Rotating
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: RN - Emergency Department

Location: Brooklyn, New York
Employment Type: Clinical - Nursing - DPC
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Provide direct patient care using the nursing process.
• Responsible for prescribing, delegating, and coordinating care for assigned patients.
• Deliver care according to established nursing standards, hospital policies, and multidisciplinary practices.
• Diagnose and treat human responses to actual and potential health problems through case finding, health teaching, counseling, and supportive/restorative care.
• Supervise care provided by LPNs, RNs on permit, nursing attendants, technicians, and supplemental staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess immediate and ongoing care needs of patients and their significant others.
• Develop comprehensive, current care plans addressing physical, psychosocial, spiritual needs, patient teaching, and discharge planning.
• Provide direct patient care based on assessments and medical regimens.
• Oversee all aspects of patient care and supervise other nursing personnel within scope of practice.
• Observe, evaluate, document, and communicate patient responses to illness and treatments.
• Ensure timely reassessment and follow-up when patient condition or diagnosis changes.
• Coordinate nursing interventions with the overall medical plan of care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to establish care priorities and ensure timely therapeutic interventions.
• Integrate age-specific care needs (e.g., pediatrics, geriatrics) into care plans.
• Accept accountability for nursing interventions and outcomes based on clinical judgment.
• Participate in quality improvement activities related to patient care and nursing standards.
• Communicate effectively, manage stressful situations, and facilitate interdisciplinary relationships.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in orientation of nursing staff.
• Assume charge responsibilities as delegated.
• Assist and relieve co-workers, including working on other units as assigned.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for patients, families, and staff.
• Serve as a clinical resource for student nurses.
• Participate in meetings, committees, conferences, educational programs, research, and pilot projects.
• Commit to continuing professional growth and education, including staff development, continuing education, and pursuing advanced degrees or certifications.
• Engage in professional and community organizations.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 3 years in a Level I or II Trauma Center (highest stated requirement).
• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Certifications:

  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • AHA Stroke Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Board Certification (preferred but not required).

Skills

• Competent in managing ventilators, tracheostomy and gastrostomy tubes, and medication titration.

Prior Travel Experience

• Not explicitly required.