RN - Smith County Emergency Hospital - Emergency Department - PRN

Job Description

Job Description

Emergency Department Nurse performs nursing interventions in the Emergency Room setting. The ER Nurse is in charge of providing healthcare to patients who urgently need treatment so that they can stabilize their vital signs and limit pain and discomfort. Their duties include identifying the needs of a patient, filling out charts and intake paper and collecting information and samples so they can run tests. Experience preferred.

• Must have current license with MS State Board of Nursing
• Must have BLS
• Must have ACLS
• Must have PALS
• Must have TNCC

Position: PRN (As Needed)

ER Nurse duties and responsibilities

• Triage incoming patients based on level of injury or illness
• Immediately stabilize incoming patients
• Administer medication as instructed by physicians
• Start intravenous lines
• Give patients stitches and sutures
• Create and maintain incoming patient records
• Work with team of emergency staff to help patients
• Help transfer stable patients to other wings

ER Nurse skills and qualifications

• Expert knowledge of emergency medicine
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional multitasking and time-management skills
• Ability to work closely with a team and patients
• Willingness to continually learn the latest advancements in emergency medicine
• Ability to place intravenous lines, set bones and perform other emergency medical tasks quickly and efficiently
• Excellent interpersonal skills