ED - Emergency Room

Opportunity:

RN - ED

Job Details:

• Minimum 2 years of experience required, 4 years preferred
• Experience in a large volume hospital required - candidates with only rural or critical access hospital experience will not be considered
• Implement professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person, focusing on healing and wellness
• Base nursing practices on evidence, current research, hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines
• Apply all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity in clinical decision-making
• Perform and document comprehensive patient assessments in accordance with RN scope of practice
• Consider patient culture, age, and developmental level when designing care actions and interventions
• Identify patient risk factors, collect objective and subjective data, and obtain patient health information from family or others as necessary
• Develop and prioritize patient problem lists based on input from the inter-professional team
• Determine desired outcomes in coordination with patient and family in accordance with medical plan of care
• Explain procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families
• Recognize, respond to, and communicate changes in patient condition appropriately
• Delegate tasks appropriately and oversee team members in the performance of patient care activities
• Monitor accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care provided by other team members
• Facilitate patient discharge process including discharge teaching and coordination with Case Management
• Actively participate in unit-based quality improvement activities including patient satisfaction, patient falls, pressure ulcers, and CAUTIs
• Promote a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions