Massac Memorial Hospital ER Nurse

Mobile Health Team Inc. a staffing agency has an opening for a Registered Nurse - Emergency Room. We are looking for someone with a passion for people.

Location: Metropolis IL 62960

Assignment Start Date: 6/19/2025

13 weeks Varied 12-hour Shift 36 hours guaranteed per week

Assess plan implement and evaluate the care and needs of each patient (neonate through geriatric).

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Complete a comprehensive nursing assessment on each patient under care and document appropriately.
2. Administer medications or delegate medication administration to an LPN.
3. Perform or delegate nursing interventions and provide for safe and effective nursing care.
4. Advocate for patients and evaluate response to intervention and effectiveness of plan of care.
5. Provide health education to patients and families/and caregivers and administer blood products
6. Supervise LPNs to ensure competent patient care is provided.
7. Provide care for trauma patients of all ages
8. Serve as house supervisor when necessary including weekends holidays and night shift.
9. Be familiar with the EMS system.
10. Communicate using 2 way radio with 911 ambulance service and First Responders.
11. Assess the acuity level of a patient presenting for the ER and prioritize who to be seen first second etc.
12. Periodically reassess patients for condition changes until seen in the ER.
13. Perform a call-back of patients seen in the ER to check on condition following treatment per policy.
14. Pass competency and proficiency testing as required by the department or hospital.
15. Keep current with professional license certifications and literature review.

Additional Duties Tasks Responsibilities and Expectations

1. Comply with all hospital policies and procedures as applicable for the position including employee handbook department and administrative policies and procedures goals and objectives for self department and performance improvement safety compliance program HIPAA and confidentiality accreditation and survey standards and infection control.
2. Provide exceptional customer service to all external (patients families etc.) and internal (co-workers other departments physicians etc.) customers.
3. Participate in staff meetings and serve on hospital committees/teams as appropriate.
4. Perform work in an effective organized accountable and competent manner including following oral and written instructions.
5. Be respectful courteous and caring in all interactions with others.
6. Demonstrate initiative and ownership in the performance of duties and be a self-starter.
7. Pass competency and proficiency testing as required by the department or hospital including computer-based testing.
8. Adapt to changing work assignments and be comfortable serving a diverse community.
9. Promote hospital services in the service delivery area.
10. Function well under stressful conditions involving other departments workload etc.
11. Keep knowledge and skills current via education activities in-service and other training.
12. Report to the next shift or manager any problems or areas of concern to correct.
13. Perform related duties as needed including assisting others with their work.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION

Experience:

• Must have at least 2 years of RN experience

Licenses Certifications and/or Registration:

• Must have BLS/BCLS and ACLS Certifications
• Must have PALS Certification.
• NRP and ATT Desired

EMR System: Meditech experience preferred

Shift: 7p-7a 2 nights through the week and every other weekend

Reports to: House Supervisor ER Manager CNE

Titles Supervised: LPNs CNAs as needed

Mobile Health Team Inc is a workforce solutions company. We match experienced healthcare professionals with temporary or permanent positions globally. Our mission is clear to bridge the staffing gap in the healthcare industry by creating and maintaining long-term working relationships with clients and healthcare professionals. We specialize in temporary and permanent placements in order to meet our clients needs.