GiaCare Inc. is currently accepting applications for experienced, civilian Registered Nurse – Emergency Medicine at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio.

Qualifications:

Degree/Education: Associates Degree of Nursing or Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).Life Support Certifications: Required to maintain current certification requirements for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS). NRP is not required, but highly desirable.Experience: Minimum of two years of experience with one year in emergency room. One year of emergency room experience must have occurred within the last three years.Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse. License cannot be under investigation nor have any adverse action pending from a state board or national licensing certification agency.

Typical Job Duties:

Provide emergency nursing care for emergency (level 1), urgent (level 2), nonurgent (level 3, 4,5) patients coming to the Emergency DepartmentAssess, plan implement, and evaluate nursing care for all patients including newborns, children, adolescent, adults, and elderly; disabled to include visually and hearing impaired and individuals of varying ethnic and religious backgrounds to include those who do not speak or understand English.Have knowledge of a variety of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment, the desired effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well as the accurate administration of the pharmacologic agent, including dosage calculation as required.Assume full responsibility for assigned patients and ancillary personnel.Delegate tasks, direct emergency room and specialty technicians, and provide counseling, guidance, and patient education. Recognize medical emergencies and responds appropriately. Assist medical team in administrating advanced cardiac life support measures when necessary.Have the ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources and make appropriate clinical decisions.Possess the skill in setting up, operating, and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as IV infusion pumps, cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen and analyzers, nebulizers, and other unit specific equipment.Ensure all equipment is properly cleaned and stored at the end of each work shift.Ensure preventive maintenance and routine cleaning are performed as directed.Contribute to professional environment using appropriate leadership skills.Encourage team building and enhances work knowledge by crosstraining/augmenting other units as appropriate.Shift huddle starts at 0545 for dayshift and 1745 for nightshift. These meetings are a max of 15min long. The charge nurse addresses any old/new news, updates to policy, safety concerns, etc. RN/Tech roles and shift assignments are also made at this time. The staff is then released to the floor to get report on their individual assigned patients.

 As a GiaCare employee, you may enjoy the following benefits:

Medical Insurance (GiaCare pays for GiaCare employee medical benefits)Vision InsuranceDental InsuranceShort-Term Disability InsuranceLife and AD&D InsurancePaid Time Off (PTO)401k (Non-matching)Referral ProgramA wide variety of employee discounts

GiaCare is an equal opportunity employer.