ED - Emergency Room

Opportunity:

RN - ER

Job Details:

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions, plans of care, and patient goals
• Provide patient care based on standards of care, practice protocols, and established policies and procedures
• Perform and document initial patient assessments upon arrival and implement triage protocols as needed
• Safely administer medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician orders, protocols, and policies
• Assess and reassess patient pain levels utilizing the numerical pain scale and notify physicians as needed
• Recognize normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and notify physicians of changes in a timely manner
• Safely administer vasoactive medications demonstrating understanding of dosage, action, use, side effects, and titration parameters
• Perform accurate and timely identification of cardiac arrhythmias
• Institute, monitor, and document thrombolytic and anticoagulation therapy standards and protocols
• Accurately interpret arterial blood gases, pulse oximetry, and clinical features of impaired gas exchange
• Demonstrate skills associated with initiation and maintenance of intubated patients including suctioning, troubleshooting, and weaning
• Identify patients at risk for potential or alleged abuse and initiate appropriate safety plans
• Complete required mandated reporting and collect and document forensic evidence per policy
• Identify patients at risk for violent behavior and implement non-violent intervention as appropriate
• Provide patient and family teaching based on identified learning needs and barriers to learning
• Collaborate on discharge planning incorporating support systems and resources as necessary
• Provide thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data and patient responses
• Minimum 3-5 years of emergency department experience preferred
• Associate degree in nursing required; Bachelor of Science in nursing preferred
• Current Massachusetts RN license required
• ACLS required upon hire or active BLS with AHA ACLS obtained within 60 days of hire
• AHA PALS required within six months of hire
• TNCC, ENPC, and CEN preferred