The Emergency Department at Mercy Medical Center provides twenty-four hour-a-day, Level III trauma, emergency and episodic health care to diverse patient types. The medical center, a not-for-profit organization licensed for 285 beds, is affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System and, as a consequence, offers several residency training programs and health care delivery in all specialties with the exception of Level 1 trauma. The department has approximately 38,000 visits per year. The department is comprised of four separate care areas: the Main E.D., which includes 12 private rooms and one semi-private room; Urgent Care, which is operational from 3-11 p.m. with dedicated staffing including a physician, a registered nurse and a physician’s assistant, and offers six treatment bays; Pediatric Urgent Care, which is operational from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. with dedicated staffing of a physician and a registered nurse, and offers two private rooms and one semi-private room; and finally the Sexual Assualt Forensic Examination (S.A.F.E.) with 24-hour on-call nursing, as well as a dedicated treatment area. For more information on S.A.F.E., click here. The department provides nursing care utilizing a modified primary nursing methodology. That is, during periods of peak demand, the department has a charge nurse, a triage nurse, three nursing teams (nurse/technician) and a float nurse. During periods of less demand the department functions with a charge nurse, a triage nurse and two nursing teams. The department has a professional advancement model that includes nurse interns, clinical nurses, advanced clinical nurses, senior clinical nurses, a nurse educator and a nurse director. Although nursing care delivery in an emergency setting continues to become more technologically sophisticated, Mercy has kept pace with computerization of many E. D. processes such as triage and patient tracking. We believe our armamentarium has undoubtedly enhanced our ability to provide care in an environment that is supportive of the healing process. We also believe that our organization offers a very competitive compensation package that, along with our easily accessible downtown location with available free parking, makes it a highly desirable place to practice Emergency Nursing!