Registered Nurse Emergency Department Plaistow

Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? At Parkland Medical Center, you'll find clear pathways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime. Job Summary and Qualifications The Emergency Department nurse is expected to assist in providing total care of the patient before, during and after treatment. This includes providing physical, emotional, spiritual, and cultural support while providing necessary equipment and supplies for all emergency procedures. Cases may range from the very minor to the mortally ill or traumatized. Nurses will be proficient in triaging according to the Emergency Nursing Association triage category systems and maintain excellent assessment and reassessment to determine the response to medications and treatments. The Emergency Department nurse is expected to work well as a team member, be flexible and able to process much information quickly and correctly and to develop a care plan to meet the emergent needs of the patient and family. Incorporates appropriate assessments and intervention skills in all interactions and delivery of nursing care Communicates with patients, team members and management in an accurate, timely manner Documents in a complete, timely manner; appropriately uses computer charting/ordering Applies critical thinking skills and considers alternatives Organizes multitask workload, prioritizes tasks, organizes/delivers care for multiple patient assignments Develops and maintains human care relationships Acknowledges the impact illness/hospitalization has on patients and families; adapts care management for diverse populations and environments' advocates for needs of clients; provides care in an ethical and legal manner Recognizes the importance of teamwork among care providers Acknowledges limits of experience and capability and requests assistance appropriately Verbalizes scope of practice for self and others, delegates and assigns care, coordinates care within multi-disciplinary team Incorporates teaching in delivery of care with a focus on health promotion Provides information to patient, assesses for barriers to learning, uses colleagues as a resource as appropriate, provides counseling about health behaviors Applies knowledge of the patient populations served within unit; provides age‑appropriate care, applies knowledge of expected norms in planning care (i.e. VS, lab values, assessment, etc.) applies new data to improve care Integrates technical, psychological, social, intellectual and physical skills Demonstrates the unit‑specific skills required for assigned role and service area Maintains required competencies based on high‑risk/low‑volume/problem‑prone areas Promotes internal and external customer satisfaction Builds and promotes a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement Works as scheduled and is compliant with Attendance and Tardiness Policy Daily operations of POCT. This includes but it not limited to: decision making, response to problems, error identification and corrective action. Perform quality control and maintenance on laboratory analyzers and POCT. Preform laboratory testing and POCT applicable to the FSED. All other duties as assigned What Qualifications You Will Need Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) ACLS, PALS and CPI within 30 days of start TNCC preferred Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date (RN) Registered Nurse state of NH; or valid compact state licensure Associate Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course, or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date Minimum 2 years critical care nursing experience Benefits Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. #J-18808-Ljbffr