Registered Nurse Emergency

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Nurses are at the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. We offer Certification pay and a Clinical Career Ladder to help you grow and recognize your contributions to clinical excellence! 

Here, you will help advance modern nursing by providing your skills, experience, and commitment to compassionate care. The impact you will make in our faith-based, mission-driven culture will cultivate excellence and achieve professional fulfillment united in humankindness.

As a Registered Nurse (RN) you will assume responsibility and accountability for:

• Facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with both the healthcare team, and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient.
• Promote the optimal health, well-being and safety of the patient through use of the nursing process and in accordance with patient care standards, guidelines and the State Nurse Practice Act.
• Demonstrate personal accountability for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values.

Job Requirements

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified nursing candidates will need the following:

Education Requirements

• Associates Degree in Nursing required; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
• Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required for new graduates, preferred for experienced RNs

Experience Requirements

• One year experience preferred
• Nursing skills and knowledge base specific to specialty

Licenses/Certification Requirements

• RN License required; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact

Physical Requirements 

• Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)

Where You'll Work

The Emergency Department at Holy Cross Hospital – Mountain Point has a welcoming culture that focuses on teamwork and synergy. We are a level III trauma facility with 14 beds, and a current 4:1 nurse to patient ratio. We see a diverse mix of all ages that allows us to utilize our holistic nursing skills through all the care we give. We service a diverse community of 9 municipalities and 10 EMS agencies. We see an average of 41 patients per day with a pediatric population of 24%. EMS accounts for 13% of our overall visits. The success of this department relies on the partnership and communication with every other department in this hospital. We strive to build a cohesive, team oriented, patient centered, positive culture! When we work together, our patients thrive! Our goal in this department is to facilitate growth and support our employees with educational and professional advancement. In a team member, we look for a positive approach to everyday assignments, willingness to learn, team oriented, compassionate, respectful and committed to taking care of our patients.