ED RN
Albuquerque, NM
Integrated Healthcare Services
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Title: ED RN

Location: Floating between departments and/or local locations within 20 miles.

Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary: Utilizes the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift. Ensures safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care of patients. Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses. Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team. Initiates, utilizes, and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care. Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician or standard protocols and documents according to policy. Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout the episode of care. Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel. Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of current experience required in a large ED.
• Must be a team player, flexible, and accustomed to a fast-paced environment.
• Must have successfully completed at least one 13-week travel assignment.
• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications required (must be completed through American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross).
• Selected candidates must successfully pass a BCA (Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia) test. Candidates will not be able to start an assignment until they have passed this onsite-administered test. Should they fail, candidates will have one opportunity to re-test; a second failure will result in contract cancellation and all applicable fees will be enforced.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Epic experience preferred, but not required; training available on-site.

Required Education:

• One of the following is required:
  • Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN).
  • Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN).