Job Description

Do you want to be a valued member of a team who plays a critical role in providing excellent emergency care to patients an emergency setting?  If so, consider joining our team as an RN in our Emergency Department.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Quickly and accurately assesses patient care needs
• Working collaboratively with doctors and staff to provide exceptional care
• Performing all requested diagnostic tests
• Diagnosing and developing treatment plans collaboratively with doctors and staff
• Managing multiple cases simultaneously, prioritizing needs continually
• Working at maximum efficiency without compromising quality of care

 

Key qualifications to be considered for this include:

• License to practice as an RN in the state of Arkansas
• American Heart Association BLS certification required within 90 days
• ACLS and PALS certification at start or acquired within first 90 days of employment
• 1+ year of experience in Trauma or Emergency care preferred

About Northwest Health

Northwest Health provides inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic imaging, medical, surgical and emergency services to the Bentonville, Springdale, Fayetteville, Johnson and Siloam Springs communities in northwestern Arkansas. We are your family, friends and neighbors, and we work with and for our community to provide quality healthcare.

With a combined active medical staff of more than 540 physicians, 2,200 employees and 487 beds, Northwest Health is one of the largest health networks in Northwest Arkansas with five hospitals and over thirty clinics.  Our hospitals include:

• Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville
• Northwest Medical Center - Springdale
• Siloam Springs Regional Hospital
• Northwest Health Physicians’ Specialty Hospital
• Willow Creek Women’s Hospital

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Experience

Required

• 1 - 2 years: Previous Emergency Department Experience

Education

Required

• Bachelors or better in Nursing or related field

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• L-AR-RN License
• L-AR-TNCC
• C-AHA ACLS
• C-AHA PALS
• C-AHA BLS Basic Cardiac

Behaviors

Preferred

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Motivations

Preferred

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Peer Recognition: Inspired to perform well by the praise of coworkers
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

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