ER Registered Nurse - Travel Contract in Upper Chichester, PA

Emergency Room Nurse Position Overview: The purpose of this position is to perform the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care in the Emergency Room. Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally/specialty appropriate nursing care by applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills and for ensuring the comfort and safety of patients/families. Proficiently and consistently complete accurate, concise and legible documentation on medical records. Follow physician's orders in the delivery of nursing care. Collect laboratory samples and perform lab testing in accordance with established policies and procedures, as well as COLA and CLIA regulations. Adhere to required infection control, isolation procedures and aseptic techniques in the delivery of patient care. Participate in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing care given. Assemble equipment and supply for various diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area; Handle care in accordance with legal, hospital/facility, departmental policies and procedures, and established standards of nursing care and practice, as defined by the Board of Nursing of that State. Perform all Quality Assessment activities assigned and document. Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse without sanctions, required ~2+ years full-time RN experience in ER or other comparable experience, required. Position requires fluency in English; written and oral communication. Pennsylvania Candidates: Act 33 (Child Abuse History Clearance), & Act 73 (FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance) completed within the last 5 years, or must be obtained prior to start date.