Emergency Nurse

Location

Sacramento, CA | United States

Job description

Overview

Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital is a 313 bed acute care facility that provides a wide range of services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. Mercy General is home to the nationally ranked Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Institute. Key achievements and recognitions include: from the Joint Commission; Advanced Joint Replacement Spine Center of Excellence Primary Stroke Center Ventricular Assist Device and Chest Pain Certification. Other accolades include CMS 5 stars Practice Green Health 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Opioid Stewardship Honor Roll. Mercy General Hospital is proud to foster inclusion and diversity as part of our mission vision and values.

Position Summary:

Mercy General Hospital Emergency Department is located in the heart of East Sacramento serving over 45000 patients annually. MGH ED is known by the community for its efficient collaborative patient centric care. The department is equipped 24/7 with a fast moving multidisciplinary team ready to admit resuscitate stabilize and treat those whose lives are threatened by time-sensitive injuries. We are accredited by the Joint Commission as a Chest Pain Center with PCI. In addition accredited by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center. These are a few of our hospital accreditations that demonstrate our continuous compliance with performance standards and commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

The ED Leadership Team supports and encourages nurses to enhance their educational expertise and professional development. We pride ourselves on our collaborative governance and decision making which creates and implements new ideas centered on evidenced based practice. We have a team approach to scheduling staffing and assignments that is embraced by the emergency department staff. 

We are looking for a team member who is calm under pressure collaborative critical thinker and a stellar communicator to join our high performing team in the Emergency Department!

Early varied start times: 0600, 0900, 1000, 1200

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license 
• Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing. 
• Minimum one (1) year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care unit or emergency department. 
• BLS and ACLS certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• PALS certification within three (3) months of hire

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