ED RN
Olympia Fields, Illinois
Olympia Fields Hospital

RN Emergency Room (Per Diem, Days)

Overview

• Location: Olympia Fields, Illinois
• Employment type: Per diem, no guaranteed hours
• Contract length: 26 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour shifts, 07:00 to 19:30
• Purpose: Anticipated staffing needs, holiday coverage, census fluctuations, and operational requirements
• Preferred: Working holidays is highly preferred for holiday coverage.

Role Summary

• Delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provides direct patient care within scope of practice and directs patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintains standards of professional nursing care in Telemetry.
• Is directly responsible and accountable for patient care in the Emergency Department and communicates with physicians about changes in clinical condition, diagnostic results, and symptoms.
• Responds quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Knows EMTALA regulations and reporting requirements for child and adult abuse, including reporting to the Hospital Social Worker.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 1 year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care setting, including Emergency Department experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS certification
• Workplace violence prevention training (DCI/BVP)
• Driver's license
• Experience with Epic

Onboarding Requirements

Exams and checklists (minimum score of 80% on each exam)

• Basic pharmacology exam
• Basic rhythm interpretation screening
• Specialty exam
• Core competencies exam
• Skills checklist (required for submission)
• Exams can be completed through an online training platform or similar.

Professional documents

• Resume reflecting accurate, recent work history (required for submission and must be up to date at offer acceptance)
• Two references, one from a manager or direct leader/supervisor (required for submission)
• Education verification (copy of diploma or transcripts accepted if third-party verification is unavailable)
• Driver's license, state ID, or passport
• Social Security card (passport accepted in lieu)
• Sanction checks: OIG and SAM/EPLS search for "Excluded Individual," with the search date visible (manual date entry not accepted)
• National criminal background check completed within one year of start
• Agency attestation, completed last after all other credentials are uploaded (accepted for Form I-9)
• Form I-9 (employment eligibility verification)
• Badge photo (JPEG, clear headshot from shoulders up, solid plain background)
• Job description signed by the employee, current within the year (agency form accepted)
• Name verification affidavit, notarized (optional, only for name discrepancies between credentials)
• Onboarding packet from the document library
• Site-specific onboarding education attestation, completed and submitted before clearance to start

Health and safety

• Ten-panel drug screen including THC, within 60 days of start
• Annual color-blind test
• Physical/health statement stating clear to work, completed annually and within 60 days of start
• COVID-19 vaccines (two doses and booster) or completed declination
• MMR: proof of two vaccines or positive titer
• Hepatitis B: record of three immunizations, immune titer, or declination
• Influenza vaccine or declination, required November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027
• TB test within one year of start date
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Varicella: vaccination or titer showing immunity
• Tdap
• Annual respirator fit test, completed before start (onsite fit testing is not available in this region)
• Workplace violence prevention training (DCI/BVP), completed through an online training platform or a free CDC resource
• Optional: positive PPD with negative chest X-ray