The Emergency Room Nurse provides direct and indirect patient care in the emergency care setting and provides care that reflects initiative, flexibility, and responsibility indicative of professional expectation with a minimum of supervision. The Emergency Room Nurse can triage safely, rapidly, and accurately, every patient that enters the emergency care system.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Determine priorities of care based on physical and psychosocial needs, as well as factors
- influencing patient flow through the system
- Communicate with Emergency Department physicians about changes in patient's status, symptomatology, and results of diagnostic studies
- Able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment
- Maintain awareness of current ER operational policies and procedures which impact position responsibilities
- Demonstrate current comprehensive and professional knowledge and skills in conformation with recognized nursing standards including the Patient Bill of Rights standards for patient care and the Nurse Practice Act
- Provide direct patient care, evaluate outcomes, consult with other specialists as required and adjust nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care
- Able to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy, including pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients and the general patient population
- Able to use triage process to ensure timely and appropriate care to patients and accurately assign triage categories
- Able to adequately assess and reassess pain, utilize appropriate pain management techniques, and educate the patient and family regarding pain management
- Able to monitor hemodynamic status of patient and correctly interpret the results
- Demonstrate knowledge of cardiac monitoring to identify dysrhythmias
- Able to perform waived testing (point-of-care testing) per Clinical Laboratory's and according to patient care unit's policies and procedures
- Able to interpret the results of waived tests and take appropriate action on waived test results
- Maintain current knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and his/her clinical condition
- Maintain accurate and continued nursing documentation including patient histories, conditions, treatments, responses, and assessment of changes
- Perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduce the likelihood of medical/health care errors
- Interact professionally with patient and family and involve patient and family in the formation of the plan of care
- Formulate a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluate effectiveness of learning, including family in teaching as appropriate
- Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients and families in accordance with ER standards
- Ensure an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment
- Assist in cost containment through appropriate ordering and conserving of supplies and equipment
Education and Experience:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- At least 3-5 years of Emergency, Room Registered Nurse experience
Computer Skills:
- Basic computer skills
- EHR Documentation via EPOWERdoc
Certificates and Licenses:
- Current RN license
- Current BLS Certification
- Current ACLS Certification
- Current PALS Certification
Shift and Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- All shift
- Weekend availability
- Monday to Friday
- Holidays
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- No COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements*
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