Emergency Dept | Full Time
Welltech Partners
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Registered Nurse – Emergency Room (Full-Time)
Location: Porterville, CA
Pay Range: $48.80 – $68.31 per hour
Shift: 12-hour shifts – Days/Nights
Setting: Hospital Emergency Department
Bonuses: Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus (3+ years acute care experience)
Full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, retirement, PTO)
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Room to provide high-quality, individualized nursing care in a fast-paced hospital Emergency Department.
The RN will provide comprehensive care to patients across all age groups, including newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, while utilizing strong clinical judgment, assessment skills, and critical thinking to respond to a wide range of emergent and complex conditions.
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments and identify patient needs
- Provide individualized nursing care using the Nursing Process
- Assess, treat, and provide nursing care appropriate to patients of all ages
- Safely administer medications and perform unit-specific clinical procedures
- Recognize subtle, abnormal, or changing signs and symptoms and respond appropriately
- Develop and implement individualized plans of care
- Monitor patient responses to treatment and communicate changes to physicians and the healthcare team
- Provide appropriate patient and family education
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
- Follow hospital policies, procedures, and patient safety standards
- Maintain infection prevention practices, including central line and Foley catheter protocols
- Participate in emergency response and community disaster activities as required
- Work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams
- Maintain current knowledge of healthcare trends and emergency nursing practices
Emergency Department Focus
- Provide nursing care for patients presenting with a broad range of emergency conditions
- Utilize ESI triage principles and complete the ESI triage course within six months of hire
- Utilize ED-specific standardized procedures appropriate to patient complaints and presentations
- Recognize and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition
- Maintain readiness to participate in emergency and code situations
- Work effectively in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment
- Maintain competency in emergency nursing practices and department-specific procedures
Requirements
- Active California RN license
- Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
- Strong clinical judgment, assessment, and critical-thinking skills
- Ability to provide care across the full patient age spectrum, including pediatric and newborn patients
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple competing priorities
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to work scheduled shifts, including weeknights, weekends, holidays, call-backs, and on-call as required
- Willingness to participate in emergency response and community disaster activities as directed
Certifications
- BLS – Required
- ACLS – Required
- PALS – Required
- MICN certification required within 2 years of starting employment/transfer or prior to being assigned as Charge RN or Resource RN
- CPI certification required or must be obtained within 1 year of assignment to the department
- ESI Triage certification/course required within 6 months of hire
Why Apply?
- Competitive pay of $48.80 – $68.31 per hour
- Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus for RNs with 3+ years of acute care experience
- Additional $5,000 sign-on bonus for RNs with 1–3 years of acute care experience
- Full benefits package
- Opportunity to work in a comprehensive hospital Emergency Department
- Exposure to a diverse patient population across all age groups
- Supportive environment focused on quality and patient-centered emergency care
Apply Today
Join a dedicated Emergency Department team where your clinical expertise, critical thinking, and commitment to patient care can make a difference every day.
WellTech Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment for all qualified applicants.
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