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and Responsibilities As our ER Nurse, you'll be the first touchpoint to the people in our community during health emergencies. No two days in emergency nursing are ever the same. You're a multitasker who can react quickly as you’ll prioritize patients based on their medical necessity while you're providing emergency triage to others.
As part of our ER team, you’ll partner with an experienced clinical team to deliver stabilizing care to our patients by performing IV starts, foley catheter insertions, or aiding providers with chest tube insertions. To be successful in this role, you should exhibit teamwork, professionalism, critical thinking skills, and a willingness to take on additional projects such as patient experience initiatives. More than anything, you should be energetic and motivated to provide quality care to all of our patients, maintaining their dignity at every step.
ASSESSMENT: The registered nurse completes initial patient assessment and reassessments as indicated by patient condition, and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards. CRITICAL THINKING: The registered nurse demonstrates critical thinking by implementing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation) and using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems, and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
PHYSICAL ABILITIES: The registered nurse has the physical ability to safely and effectively care for patient population assigned and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards. MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION: The registered nurse manages medication administration and intravenous (IV) access according to physician's orders and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
DOCUMENTATION: The registered nurse documents nursing care and patient status in accordance with the nursing process and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards. COMMUNICATION: The registered nurse has communication abilities sufficient to promote patient and family centered care by interacting with patients, families, and care-delivery team in verbal and written form and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
Job Requirements Required Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Two years experience as an RN in the Emergency Department. Registered Nurse: NV Basic Life Support - CPR Advanced Cardiac Life Support Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 - months and Trauma Nurse Core Course, within 6 - months Preferred Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing Float Pool experience.
Where You'll Work Hello Humankindness Join Siena Hospital: Impacting Lives, Locally and Nationally At Siena Hospital, you'll become an integral part of Dignity Health Nevada, the only not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system in the region. For over 70 years, guided by the Adrian Dominican Sisters' inspiring vision, we have proudly delivered compassionate, high-quality care to the Henderson and Las Vegas communities, always prioritizing the needs of the underserved.
Our modern Siena Campus, a 326-bed acute care hospital, opened in 2000. It significantly expanded the vital services initially established by our Rose de Lima Campus, effectively meeting the evolving healthcare needs of our growing community. Your impact, however, extends far beyond our local communities.
We are also a proud member of CommonSpirit Health, a national leader operating over 2,200 care sites across 24 states. This vast network provides unparalleled opportunities for professional growth, continuous learning, and making a profound difference on a grander scale, collectively impacting nearly 1 in 4 U. S. residents.
If you are driven by an unwavering commitment to social justice, passionate about achieving health equity for all, and eager to contribute your talents to new, innovative ways of delivering compassionate care within a deeply collaborative and supportive environment, then your search ends here. Welcome to Siena – and welcome to a career of meaningful impact.
About the role
No two days in emergency nursing are ever the same. You're a multitasker who can react quickly as you’ll prioritize patients based on their medical necessity while you're providing emergency triage to others.