RN - ER

Registered Nurse In Emergency Department

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Emergency Department Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Third Shift Hours per Shift: 12 hours (7 PM - 7 AM) Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state Certifications: BLS

Must-Have: - Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. - Practices effective, clear, and respectful communication (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language. - Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly while actively contributing to the vision and results of the team. - Warmly, personally, and professionally greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns. - Shows an understanding and knowledge of computer systems and applications and/or ability to be trained. - Ability to communicate and collaborate with other care team members. - Ability to assess age-specific patient safety issues and implement appropriate safety devices for all patients.

The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person. The focus is on the creation of a caring environment centered on healing and wellness. Nursing practices are based on evidence, current research, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines.

Key responsibilities include: - Assessment of patients' needs. - Performing and documenting a comprehensive assessment in accordance with the RN's scope of practice and hospital policies and procedures. - Considering the patient's culture, age, and developmental level. - Identifying patient risk factors and presenting complaints. - Obtaining patient health information from family or others as necessary. - Collecting objective/quantitative and subjective/qualitative data. - Verifying initial admission assessments if obtained by other members of the healthcare team. - Developing a problem list, prioritizing patient needs based on input from the inter-professional team as appropriate. - Designing actions and interventions relevant to the patient's culture and age. - Determining desired outcomes in coordination with the patient and family in accordance with the medical plan of care. - Fully implementing patient care therapies and procedures within the scope of practice. - Explaining procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families. - Initiating action to alleviate patient stress and discomfort. - Recognizing, responding to, and communicating changes in patient condition appropriately. - Conducting and documenting ongoing assessments and responses to procedures and therapies using the nursing process. - Delegating tasks appropriately and overseeing team members in the performance of activities regarding patient care. - Monitoring the accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care provided by other team members in the implementation of the plan of care. - Identifying and addressing educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems. - Facilitating the patient discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner. - Providing input into patient/nurse assignments considering available staffing, unit activity, and patient acuity. - Demonstrating active participation in unit-based activities in support of organizational values and priorities. - Promoting a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions. - Assuring nursing excellence in accordance with accepted standards and evidence-based practice. - Actively participating in department and unit quality improvement activities and core measures. - Using a holistic perspective regarding patient care.