Registered Nurse

Emergency Department Nurse

Location: Wichita, KS

Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM, 4 x 12-hour shifts per week

Contract Duration: 13 weeks

Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours per week

About the Role

The facility's Emergency Department is seeking an experienced RN to join a high-volume team with a significant behavioral health patient population. You'll work in a fast-paced environment where critical thinking, decisive judgment, and strong communication are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform rapid and assessment to determine patient acuity and prioritize care
• Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients with emergent and urgent conditions
• Respond to trauma activations, codes, and rapid patient deterioration with appropriate interventions
• Administer medications, treatments, and interventions per physician orders
• Monitor and manage patients throughout their ED stay—from arrival through admission, transfer, or discharge
• Collaborate with physicians, specialists, and the interdisciplinary team on care planning
• Educate patients and families on discharge instructions and follow-up care
• Document assessments, interventions, and patient response in the electronic medical record
• Maintain patient flow and throughput in a demanding, high-volume setting
• Apply infection control, safety, and de-escalation protocols consistently

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license (state or compact)
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification
• Minimum 1 year of Emergency Department experience
• Experience with protocols and high-acuity environments

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN degree
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• CEN (Certified Emergency Nurse)

Uniform: Ceil blue scrubs