Demo

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - Per Diem/Shift 3

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Plainsboro, NJ Per Diem
POSTED ON 4/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2026
Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Penn Medicine Princeton Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our team in the Emergency Department in Plainsboro, NJ. This is a Per Diem 7:00 pm - 7:00 am shift opportunity.

As a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department, you will be responsible for treating patients with any medical problems that cannot wait to be seen by their regular doctor, as well as severe and life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Registered Nurses are responsible for establishing a therapeutic relationship and an individualized plan of care with the patient for a defined period of time (length of stay on that unit) and for communicating that plan of care to his/her collaborative partners. Registered Nurses are accountable for planning, delivering, coordinating, evaluating, and modifying the patient’s care for that defined period of time and for effectively transitioning that plan of care with attention to continuity across shift and settings of care. Emergency nurses provide a multitude of care; ranging from foley insertions, assistance with chest tube and central line insertions, cardiac arrests, blood transfusions, medication administration, splinting of orthopedic problems, laceration repair, prep for the operating room, STEMI (MI) care, therapeutic hypothermia, and intravenous insertion; to name a few.

Credentials:

  • Active NJ Registered Nurse License (Required)
  • Basic Life Saving (BLS) Certification (Required)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification (Required)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification (Required)

Education:

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) - required or at least in pursuit

Related Work Experience:

  • Minimum of 15 months recent nursing experience - required
  • Recent/current experience working in an Emergency Department

Unit Information:

  • ED technicians support care in the ED
  • Locked Behavioral health unit within the ED
  • Excellent working conditions
  • Redesign of ED flow promotes a no-wait waiting room
  • During times of surge, alternate pathways enable workups to take place streamlining the length of stay
  • Wonderful working relationships with the ED Providers
  • Medications scanned into the EMR promote safe medication delivery
  • IV Medications delivered via IV pump are verified in the EMR
  • Communication occurs seamlessly via iphones

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Salary Range:

$49.96 - $68.99/Hourly

As part of their job offer, successful candidates are provided a specific rate, taking into consideration various factors including experience and education.

Click here for information on UPHS’s Benefits.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Salary : $50 - $69

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

  • Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA
  • Our holistic philosophy takes a pro-active approach to pain and symptom management and recognizes that pain extends beyond the physical. We address the sym... more
  • 13 Days Ago

  • Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System Plainsboro, NJ
  • Description Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and ed... more
  • 13 Days Ago

  • Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System Plainsboro, NJ
  • Description Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and ed... more
  • 13 Days Ago

  • Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System Cherry, NJ
  • Description Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and ed... more
  • 13 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - Per Diem/Shift 3 jobs in the Plainsboro, NJ area that may be a better fit.

  • Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System Plainsboro, NJ
  • Description Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and ed... more
  • 18 Days Ago

  • Penn Medicine Plainsboro, NJ
  • Description Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and ed... more
  • 20 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!