Registered Nurse, Emergency Room (Nights)

Registered Nurse, Emergency Room

Townsen Memorial is hiring for a Registered Nurse, Emergency Room to join our team! The Registered Nurse, Emergency Room is responsible for receiving patients to the clinical area and providing nursing care to the emergency room patient. Additionally, providing direct patient care and developing nursing care plans specifically designed for the individual patient.

Essential Functions:

• Ensure the emergency room and patient care areas always have a clean and therapeutic environment for all patients
• Give instructions to patients as instructed by physician or physician assistant
• Ensure supplies and equipment needed are available and in good working order
• Admit the patient to the unit and prepares him/her for the admitting or emergent procedures
• Make initial assessment and determines the nursing needs of the patient, communicates additional discharge needs when applicable in conjunction with the emergency room physician
• Explain nursing procedures and actions taken to help reduce anxiety
• Identify patient's physical and mental status
• Monitor the patient's medical condition and reports any significant changes to the admitting physician or emergency room physician
• Assure any procedure or surgical consent, pre-operative test results and History and Physical are in the medical record prior to any proposed procedure as applicable
• Assist with transferring of patients out of the facility; knowledgeable of EMTALA rules and requirements
• Report any important health history facts to the emergency physician/medical director
• Educate patients and family, provide patients and family members emotional support as necessary
• Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with patients, families, visitors, physicians, and staff
• Utilize and maintain clinical competencies (general, age specific and drug administration)
• Demonstrate clinical problem solving and critical thinking, make decisions using an evidence based analytical approach
• Plan for routine events and anticipates/prevents and manages/evaluates emergent situations
• Use downtime efficiently, aware of team members workload, responds positively to requests for assistance from other team members throughout the facility
• Adapt to unexpected changes, effectively acclimate to various work schedules to achieve high quality of care
• Protect patient and family privacy rights and maintains confidentiality of patient records in accordance to policy and procedure and HIPAA requirements
• Follow all safety rules, reports all accidents promptly and corrects minor safety hazards
• Communicates with peers and management regarding any hazards identified in the workplace
• Maintains established Facility/Departmental policies and procedures
• Adheres to the company standards of business conduct
• Performs other related duties as assigned to support the hospital

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word & Vision (EMR)
• Strong attention to detail: being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
• Ability to maintain composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in difficult situations
• Ability to adequately plan and implement nursing interventions and evaluate patient condition
• Practice nursing within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act of Texas and accepts responsibility and accountability for own actions
• Excellent, professionally polished patient interaction skills and ability to practice collaborative nursing
• Ability to respond quickly, physically and mentally when priorities and /or the patient's condition changes
• High stress tolerance: accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations
• Ability to adapt with flexibility: being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace
• Ability to work independently, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, depending on oneself to get things done
• Ability to maintain records, effective and organized systems to ensure timely patient flow
• Ability to clean, maintain, and make minor adjustments to equipment
• Ability to communicate professionally with patients
• Exceptional customer service and phone etiquette

Education and Experience:

• Two (2) years of experience in an supervisor capacity acute care environment
• Registered Nurse in the State of Texas
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified

Benefits:

• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• PTO + Holidays

Townsen Memorial Hospital is an accredited network of facilities with an emphasis on emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostics and imaging. Our core mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based patient care to those we serve. At Townsen Memorial, we encompass diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness as a reflection of our core values. Townsen Memorial is committed to driving cutting edge healthcare to our patients, our communities and each other.

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