Registered Nurse ( RN ) - Per Diem

Located in Port Jefferson, the St. Charles Campus of Good Samaritan University Hospital combines advanced clinical expertise with a longstanding commitment to compassionate care. The campus has earned both a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade “A” and a CMS 5-Star Quality Rating and is known for its excellence in Maternal/Child Services, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Bariatric Surgery, and Emergency Care.

The St. Charles Campus Emergency Department serves more than 25,000 senior, adult, and pediatric emergency room patients each year, ranging from a wide array of medical issues including critical or complex conditions such as heart attack and stroke to simpler yet urgent problems. Our emergency room physicians are board-certified in emergency medicine and expertly trained in treating critical and complex conditions including (but not limited to) stroke, heart attack (chest pain), severe sepsis, COPD, gastrointestinal bleeds, acute renal failure, and complications involving pacemakers.

The medical team also includes nurse practitioners and nurses specially trained in emergency and critical care. Medical specialists are called upon as needed and include obstetrics, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics and surgery. Services include 18 beds, 6 private treatment rooms, and 1 specialized orthopedic treatment room, as well as a negative pressure room to isolate patients with communicable illnesses such as the flu; bedside ultrasound when appropriate to speed evaluation and diagnosis; and a state-of-the-art digitized radiography system.

Our Emergency Department RNs:

• Coordinate a patient-focused team in providing direct and collaborative health care in a variety of clinical settings designed to promote and restore optimal health across the life span. 
• Utilize all components of the nursing process in providing care that reflects an understanding of individual cultural and religious diversities and needs, and recognition of patient rights. 
• Utilize knowledge and expertise in case management to provide comprehensive, coordinated, seamless care to individuals and aggregate groups. 
• Coordinate, integrate, and facilitate the patient/provider relationship.

Qualifications:

• Passion for Emergency Nursing  
• 1+ Years working ED RN experience required
• Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree required or currently enrolled in a BSN program
• Licensure: New York Registered Nurse (RN) License & Registration
• Certification: AHA Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS), & Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications are required   
• Ability to handle information with strict confidentiality
• Excellent critical thinking skills with ability to provide rapid assessment and treatment of  patients’ ailments as ordered

This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. The salary range or rate listed does not include any bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.