Education:

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing Required

Experience:

• 6 Months Nursing - Acute Care Preferred

• 2000 hours Nursing - Emergency Must be Obtained within last 3 years - Core Requirement

• 1000 hours Nursing - Emergency Must be Obtained within last 2 years - Non-core Requirement

• RNs Without Emergency Department Experience or New Grads Must Obtain 800 Hours Experience Within 6 months - Non Core Requirement

• Complete Cardiac Care Course Must be Obtained within 6 months of hire - Non-Core Requirement

Certifications/Licensures:

• RN Registered Nursing - California Board of Nursing Required

• BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association Required

• ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association Non-Core Requirement

• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Support - American Heart Association Required prior to completion of orientation to the assigned area or

• ENPC Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course - Emergency Nurses Association Required prior to completion of orientation to the assigned area

• Approved Cardiac Rhythm Test - Must Pass at time of hire (Required if hired after 11/15/2018) Required

• NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale - No Issuing Agency Certification - Achieved by the end of orientation to the assigned area Required

• NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale - No Issuing Agency Competency - Successful completion on an annual basis Required

• Approved Cardiac Rhythm Test - Internal Candidates Must Pass Prior to Applying for Position (must be proctored in Human Resources) - Required

Skills:

Core:

• Demonstrates competency to manage the entire spectrum of care for patients receiving conscious sedation including but not limited to nerve blocks and cardioversion.

• Demonstrates competency to triage.

• Demonstrates competency to manage precipitous deliveries and care for the mother and newborn post-delivery.

• Demonstrates competency to stabilize critically ill patients prior to disposition including but not limited to acute stroke (thromboembolic and hemorrhagic), acute STEMI, Sepsis, and respiratory distress.

• Functions competently in the flow and resource roles.

• Must be able to assume the role of a relief charge nurse.

Pay Range: