Emergency Room RN
Moreno Valley, California
Riverside University Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room (ER) - Registry

Location: Moreno Valley, California
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing Registry
Shift: Nights (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
Hours per Week: 36 hours
Contract Length: 52 weeks (1 year)

Job Description

• Assess patients on admission considering physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs within specified time frames.
• Reassess patients’ health needs at least every shift or as warranted by condition changes using nursing processes.
• Establish and update individualized plans of care based on comprehensive data and reassessments.
• Administer oral, topical, and parenteral medications following the "7 rights" of medication administration.
• Assess and document effectiveness and adverse effects of medications and treatments.
• Perform treatments and procedures adhering to nursing best practices, hospital policies, sterile technique, standard precautions, and patient privacy.
• Document patient responses, pain management, discharge planning, education, and progress toward goals accurately and legibly with date, time, signature, and title.
• Educate patients and families based on assessed needs using approved educational materials.
• Interpret and analyze diagnostic data and reports, intervening appropriately.
• Communicate promptly any changes in patient clinical condition to physicians and healthcare team members using SBAR communication during handoffs.
• Respect patient rights including confidentiality, safety, and participation in care planning.
• Participate in multidisciplinary care planning and evaluate effectiveness of patient care and teaching.
• Manage patients in restraints per policy and understand application criteria.
• Follow National Patient Safety Goals and hospital policies including use of two patient identifiers.
• Understand and participate in hospital disaster plans, rapid response activation, and life safety standards (Code Blue, Code Pink, Code Red, Haz Mat, Oxygen shut off).
• Adhere to infection control policies and blood transfusion protocols.
• Understand and appropriately use the chain of command.
• Follow guidelines for Core Measures and vaccine protocols.
• Perform advanced patient assessments and prioritize care needs.
• Care for patients across the lifespan from birth to geriatric age groups.
• Respond competently to minor to life-threatening illness or injury.
• Complete the ED skills checklist before the first scheduled shift.
• Understand patient flow in the ED including Rapid Medicine Evaluation (RME).
• Perform nursing activities related to admission and discharge.
• Understand the teaching and physician residency model in the ED.
• Safely administer high-risk medications per hospital/ED policy.
• Document patient care in the ED flow sheet and other required paperwork.

Required Qualifications

• Current California RN license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) certifications.
• Stroke certification (NIHSS).
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) or Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) certification is highly desired.
• Minimum 4 years of recent ER experience in an acute care facility.
• Registry experience with night shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM).
• Must work at least 1-2 shifts per month.

Additional Information

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.
• The role requires strong skills in emergency nursing, patient assessment, medication administration, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Emphasis on patient safety, documentation accuracy, and adherence to hospital protocols.