ED RN
Olympia Fields, Illinois
Olympia Fields Hospital

RN Emergency Room - Per Diem - Nights

• Location: Olympia Fields, Illinois
• Shift: 12-hour nights, 19:00 - 07:30
• Contract length: 26 weeks
• Hours: Per diem, no guaranteed hours
• Purpose: Openings support anticipated staffing needs, holiday coverage, census fluctuations, and operational requirements.

Role Summary

• Delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Directs and guides 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
• Communicates with physicians about changes in clinical condition, diagnostic results, and symptoms
• Responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment
• Knows EMTALA regulations and reporting requirements for child and adult abuse
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality

Required Qualifications

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

Preferred

• Working holidays for holiday coverage

Onboarding Requirements

Certifications, testing, and background

• PALS certification (American Heart Association or Red Cross)
• NIHSS certification
• Nursys license verification
• Basic pharmacology exam, basic rhythm interpretation screening, specialty exam, and core competencies exam, each requiring a score of 80% or higher (can be completed through an online learning platform or similar)
• Workplace violence prevention training (DCI/BVP), which may be completed through an online platform or the free CDC resource
• Education verification (diploma or transcripts accepted if third-party verification is unavailable)
• Driver's license, state ID, or passport
• OIG check
• National criminal background check within one year of start
• SAM/EPLS exclusion search for "Excluded Individual," with the search date visible (manually added dates not accepted)
• 10-panel drug screen including THC, completed within 60 days of start
• Color blind test, completed annually
• Physical/health statement stating the candidate is clear to work, completed annually and within 60 days of start
• Social Security card (passport accepted if unavailable)
• Form I-9 (agency attestation accepted)
• Signed job description, current within the year (agency form accepted)
• Badge photo: JPEG headshot from the shoulders up on a solid plain background
• Essentials onboarding packet
• Onboarding education attestation, completed and submitted before clearance to start
• Agency attestation, completed last after all other credentials are uploaded

Immunizations and health screenings

• COVID-19: 2 vaccines and a booster, or a declination
• MMR: proof of 2 vaccines or a positive titer
• Hepatitis B: record of 3 immunizations, an immune titer, or a declination
• Influenza: vaccine or declination required November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027
• Varicella: vaccination or titer showing immunity
• Tdap
• TB test within one year of start date
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Annual respirator fit test, completed before start (general 3M 1860-series masks accepted unless otherwise directed)
• Some facilities do not accept declinations for certain vaccines.
• Optional: positive PPD with negative chest X-ray

Application submission

• Up-to-date resume reflecting accurate and recent work history (required at offer acceptance)
• Two references, one from a manager or direct leader/supervisor
• Skills checklist
• Optional: notarized name affidavit if name discrepancies exist between credentials