ED RN
Urbana, IL
Med Ninjas
3x12 hrs, Evenings

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Department (ED)

Position Overview

The Emergency Department (ED) Registered Nurse is responsible for providing high-quality, patient-centered emergency nursing care to patients experiencing acute illnesses, injuries, and life-threatening conditions. The RN performs comprehensive assessments, prioritizes patient needs, administers treatments, and collaborates with physicians and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure timely and effective emergency care.

Key Responsibilities

1. Patient Assessment: Perform comprehensive assessments, evaluate patient conditions, and identify immediate medical needs.

2. Emergency Care: Provide nursing care to patients experiencing medical emergencies, trauma, injuries, and acute illnesses.

3. Triage: Assess patient acuity, prioritize treatment, and ensure timely delivery of emergency services.

4. Clinical Interventions: Administer medications, IV fluids, injections, and prescribed emergency treatments.

5. Patient Monitoring: Monitor vital signs, cardiac rhythms, and changes in patient conditions.

6. Critical Care: Recognize life-threatening situations and initiate appropriate emergency interventions, including CPR and advanced life support.

7. Pediatric & Geriatric Care: Provide age-appropriate nursing care to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.

8. Documentation: Maintain accurate patient records, assessments, treatments, and nursing interventions.

9. Patient Education: Educate patients and families regarding treatment plans, medications, and discharge instructions.

10. Collaboration: Coordinate with physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care.

11. Patient Safety: Follow infection control protocols, patient identification standards, and hospital safety policies.

12. Discharge Planning: Assist with patient discharge, referrals, and follow-up care instructions.

Required Clinical Skills

• Emergency patient assessment and triage.

• Critical thinking and rapid decision-making.

• Cardiac monitoring and ECG interpretation.

• IV insertion and medication administration.

• Trauma and emergency response.

• CPR and advanced life support.

• Management of acute and critical patients.

• Pediatric emergency nursing (if required by the assignment).

Required Certifications & Licenses

• Active IL  Registered Nurse (RN) License.

• BLS – Basic Life Support.

• ACLS – Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support.

• PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support