RN - ER

Emergency Room Nurse

Emergency Room Nurse. Profession: Nursing Specialty: Emergency Room Nurse Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 3 PM - 3 AM Hours per Shift: 36 Experience: 3-5 years ED experience preferred License: Registered Nurse, Current MA license Certifications: ACLS upon hire or must hold an active BLS card and obtain AHA ACLS within 60 days of hire. AHA PALS within six months of hire. TNCC, ENPC and CEN preferred. Must-Have: Minimum Associate's Degree in Nursing required, Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.

Description: Assesses and reassesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions, plans of care, and patient goals. Provides patient care based on standards of care, protocols, and established policies and procedures. Respects each patient as an individual and provides care that fosters dignity and positive self-regard. Provides patient and family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning. Collaboratively plans and prepares patient and family for discharge incorporating necessary support systems and resources. Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others. Prioritizes patient care and seeks assistance from appropriate resources as needed. Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions, and patient responses. Delivers timely and thorough reports on assigned patients to other healthcare team members to ensure continuity of patient care. Promotes learning for colleagues and self by functioning as a preceptor, instructor, or trainer and attending professional development programs. Proactively identifies risks to patient safety and opportunities to reduce healthcare errors. Identifies ethical issues in care and develops a plan to address them. Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician's orders and established policies and procedures. Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary based on diagnosis. Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, documenting assessment and patient response to medication. Performs initial assessments upon patient arrival and implements triage protocols as needed. Identifies patients at risk for potential or alleged abuse and initiates safety plans as necessary. Completes required mandated reporting in a timely manner. Maintains chain of evidence according to policy and procedures. Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and appropriately notifies the physician of changes. Safely administers vasoactive medications with understanding of dosage, action, use, side effects, and titration parameters for maintenance of critical drips. Performs accurate and timely identification of cardiac arrhythmias. Monitors and documents thrombolytic and anticoagulation therapy according to standards and protocols. Demonstrates skills associated with the care of the intubated patient including suctioning and troubleshooting. Accurately interprets arterial blood gases and clinical features of impaired gas exchange or airway clearance. Responsible for completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the attending physician. Alerts the nursing management team if there is a deviation from established protocols for case review and follow-up as needed. This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those described. Frequent reaching, handling, and feeling required. Occasionally stoops or kneels as needed. Must distinguish colors. Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.