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Job Highlights:

• Department: Emergency
• Schedule: Full Time 36 hours/week, Night Shift, 7 pm-7 am with rotating weekends and holidays
• Starting Pay: $30.96/hour (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)
• Shift Differentials: Eligible for night shift differential and weekend differential
• Location: Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon IL
• Must have Illinois RN license

**Sign-On Bonus Available**

**Sign-on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you.

Job Summary:

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the health care consumer’s health and/or situation.
• Triages each health care consumer utilizing age, developmentally appropriate, and culturally sensitive practices to prioritize and optimize health care consumer flow, expediting those health care consumers who require immediate care.
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the health care consumer or the situation.
• Implements, coordinates, and educates, to promote health and a safe practice environment.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
• Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Attains knowledge and competence that reflect current nursing practice.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to Emergency Nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 
 
State of Work Location: Illinois 

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• And 
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) 
• And 
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• Or 
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 
• Or 
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) 
• Or 
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• Or 
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 

State of Work Location: Missouri 

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• And 
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration 
• Or 
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State 
• And 
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• Or 
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 
• Or 
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) 
• Or 
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• Or 
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 

 
State of Work Location: Oklahoma 

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• And 
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State 
• And 
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) 
• And 
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• Or 
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 
• Or 
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) 
• Or 
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• Or 
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 

 
State of Work Location: Wisconsin 

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• And 
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State 
• Or 
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services 
• And 
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• Or 
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 
• Or 
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) 
• Or 
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
• Or 
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

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