RN, Staff Nurse - Baroness Hospital - Emergency Department - Full-time

RN, Staff Nurse - Baroness Hospital - Emergency Department - Full-time

Job Summary: A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of the patient. Education: Required: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Experience: Required: Greater than 2 years nursing experience. Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration Required: Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee. BLS and ACLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and maintained going forward. PALS or ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course) Preferred: TNCC, or comparable certification within 1 year. CEN Department Position Summary: The Emergency Nurse is responsible for providing age specific care through the assessment, nursing diagnosis, and treatment of perceived, actual or potential, sudden or urgent, physical or psychosocial problems that are primarily episodic or acute. Resolution may require minimal care or life-support measures, patient and family education, appropriate referral, and knowledge of legal implications. The emergency nurse must interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's policies and procedures.