Registered Nurse - Emergency Services, ER

Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Services (Nason Medical Center)
Job Type:Job Type:PRN | Varied shift+ rotating weekends/holidays.

Your experience matters

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ^®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Our Emergency Department offers flexible, individualized scheduling within a true team-based environment where collaboration is key. Nurses are supported by strong charge nurse mentorship and visible, hands-on leadership that prioritizes safe staffing, manageable workloads, and staff well-being. We foster a culture of teamwork where colleagues support one another, and patient safety is always the top priority.

How you’ll contribute

A Registered Nurse (RN) who excels in this role:

• Appropriately performs duties of triage nurse when assigned including identifying emergent patients and performing the quick triage process facilitating patient flow, and hourly waiting room checks.
• Provides primary nursing care to all patients assigned, functioning within a team, throughout the length of stay in the department.
• Accurately identifies arrhythmias and provides intervention according to established procedures. Anticipates arrhythmias and complications based on knowledge of pathophysiology takes appropriate actions as needed and communicates information to physicians in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates an ability to start IV's, administer medications and IV fluids, assess patient's response and titrate dosages as per physician order.
• Demonstrates an ability to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the ED, functions as code nurse at "CPA" situation within the hospital and provides needed cart exchange.
• Manages critically ill patients during transfer to other departments or health care facilities. Give appropriate report to provide continuity of care.
• Regularly tests monitoring equipment/alarm systems to ensure proper functioning when needed.
• Demonstrates a complete knowledge of the location, care and operation of all ED equipment.
• Demonstrates appropriate safety precautions (e.g. with invasive line, during defibrillation, etc.) and utilizes infection control practices to minimize incidence of nosocomial infections.
• Participates in special procedures and examinations performed by the physician, prepares the patient and provides emotional support, as required.
• Consistently assesses the nursing care provided in the critical care areas and identifies any problems or needs for improvement.
• Always assesses the patient's condition utilizing the nursing process and professional judgment in individualizing emergency nursing care.
• Always documents observations and interventions, including medication and treatment therapies.
• Always assesses the patients' immediate needs and priorities patient care accordingly upon arrival to the emergency room, obtains pertinent patient history.
• Notify family/S.O. of patient’s progress and includes them in plan of care, whether admitted or discharged if applicable, i.e. minors or POA’s.
• Participates in bedside change of shift report.
• Ensures that the standards of the emergency nursing practice are maintained.
• Maintain assessment, knowledge and intuition skills when triaging patients.
• Continuously assesses and improves the performance of care and service provided.
• Orients and mentors new members of the team in the department.

Why join us 
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we’re looking for 
Applicants should be graduates of an RN program and hold a current nurse’s license in the state of Pennsylvania or a current multistate license (MSL) from compact member states/territories. Additional requirements include:

• Associate’s degree is required; a Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) or obtained within 6 months.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or obtained within 1 year.
• Basic Trauma Nurse Course (BTNC) or equivalent training (ATCN, TCRN, TNCC) obtained within 1 year of hire is required.

More about Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center is a 45-bed hospital that has served rural and suburban populations in Roaring Spring, Altoona, and parts of Blair, Bedford, and Huntingdon counties for 121 years. With a state-of-the art cardiac catheterization lab, Conemaugh Nason offers a range of inpatient and outpatient cardiac services close to home. The hospital provides 24/7 emergency care as an accredited chest pain center, and offers comprehensive outpatient, imaging, diagnostic, and specialty services. As a LifePoint Health National Quality Leader, hospital personnel are leading the way among peers by delivering the highest quality of care for patients.

EEOC Statement

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Conemaugh Nason Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.