Registered Nurse Emergency Room

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Emergency Department

Location

Gardner, MA

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) | Every Other Weekend and Holiday

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions and plans of care, including triage protocols upon patient arrival and ongoing reassessment throughout the care continuum.
• Safely administer medications, intravenous therapy, vasoactive medications, and thrombolytic/anticoagulation therapy in accordance with physician orders, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
• Perform accurate and timely identification of cardiac arrhythmias; interpret arterial blood gases, pulse oximetry, and clinical indicators of impaired gas exchange.
• Identify patients at risk for abuse or violent behavior and initiate appropriate safety plans, mandated reporting, and non-violent intervention protocols as required.
• Provide thorough and accurate documentation of assessments, therapeutic interventions, patient responses, medication reconciliation, and forensic evidence collection per policy.
• Collaborate with the health care team to plan and prepare patients and families for discharge, ensuring continuity of care and integration of support resources.

Required Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of Massachusetts.
• AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required upon hire.
• AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required upon hire or must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within six (6) months of hire.

Preferred Experience / Skills

• 3–5 years of Emergency Department nursing experience preferred.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) and/or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification preferred.
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) designation preferred.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced Emergency Department environment where your clinical expertise directly impacts patient outcomes.
• Contract position offering scheduling flexibility with a consistent every-other-weekend and holiday rotation.