Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
Provides direct nursing care in settings where patients require complex assessments and intervention, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour shifts · evening shift 36 scheduled weekly hours
- Unit and setting
- 25-bed Emergency Department · Hospital where nurses will handle the initial phase of acute illness or traumainitial phase of acute illness or trauma
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed No experience required
- License
- Registered Nurse (RN), Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Check your license
- License
- Registered Nurse (RN) issued by a compact state Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Certification
- Advanced Life Support (ALS), or one of the listed alternatives Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Certification
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), an alternative to ALS Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
- Certification
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), an alternative to ALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Certification
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), an alternative to ALS Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
- Also asks
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Collects comprehensive data on the patient's health or situation Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the health care consumer’s health and/or situation.
- Day to day
- Triages each patient, expediting those who need immediate care
- Day to day
- Analyzes assessment data to determine diagnosis or issues Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues.
- Day to day
- Identifies expected outcomes for an individualized plan Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the health care consumer or the situation.
- Day to day
- Implements, coordinates, and educates to promote health and a safe practice environment Implements, coordinates, and educates, to promote health and a safe practice environment.
- Day to day
- Evaluates progress toward outcomes Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
- Day to day
- Communicates effectively in a variety of formats Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
- Day to day
- Demonstrates leadership in the practice setting and the profession Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
- Day to day
- Maintains knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice Attains knowledge and competence that reflect current nursing practice.
- Day to day
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Weekends
- every 4th weekend, 11a-11p 12 hour shifts, every 4th weekend 11a-11p.
- Details
- Constant standing and walking Constant standing and walking.
- Details
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Ask Mira
Your fit
On your path
Emergency is open from year one. Fellowships take new grads. Watch their application dates.
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It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-St. Agnes Hospital Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. Our 25 bed ED is a fast pace department where nurses will handle the initial phase of acute illness or trauma. Department: Emergency Department
Schedule
- 12 hour shifts, every 4th weekend 11a-11p. Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you, everyday. Job
Summary
Provides direct nursing care in settings where patients require complex assessments and intervention, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. 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) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 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) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 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) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 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) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Work Shift: Evening Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 2000000038 EMERGENCY Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Fond du Lac, WI
Living costs about 6% below the US average