REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY SERVICES

• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt

Clarinda Regional Health Center is looking for a Full-time Registered Nurse to work nights in our Emergency Department. Schedules would be 7pm - 7am.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and/or Experience

• Graduate from an approved school/college of nursing
• Previous experience in acute care setting for a minimum of 1 year preferred
• Previous experience in the emergency room and/or critical care for a minimum of 1 year preferred.

Certificates, Licensure, Registrations

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa or compact state

The facility operates 24/7; however, work schedules may vary based on departmental needs to ensure the highest standard of patient care and operational efficiency. Flexibility will be expected.

• On-call availabilityas needed.
• Weekend and Holiday rotation as needed.
• Eligible for shift differentialswhere applicable.
• Position is classified as Non- Exempt and Eligible for overtime in accordance with labor laws.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS:

This position involves a combination of physical activities necessary to perform essential job functions effectively. The employee should be able to:

• Sit, stand, and walk for varying lengths of time throughout the workday.
• Lift, push, pull, or carry light to moderate loads, with assistance available for heavier items.
• Use fine motor skills , including grasping, reaching, and handling equipment or materials as needed.
• Perform routine movements , such as typing, writing, or handling supplies.
• Bend, stoop, kneel, or crouch occasionally for job-related tasks.
• See and hear well enough to read documents, operate equipment, and communicate effectively.
• Work in a dynamic environment , adapting to occasional changes in pace or setting.

Reasonable accommodations will be considered to support individuals in performing essential job functions.

Summary

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

At CRHC, our core values— Compassion , Advancing , Relationships , and Exceptional —are at the heart of everything we do. These values drive our commitment to Advancing Exceptional Care , ensuring that we provide the highest quality care to our patients while supporting and empowering our team members. We believe in creating a compassionate environment where relationships are nurtured, collaboration is encouraged, and excellence is expected.

As a member of our team, you will embody these values in your daily work by:

• Compassion : Demonstrating empathy and kindness in every interaction, recognizing the unique needs of our patients and colleagues.
• Advancing : Embracing innovation, continuous learning, and striving for improvement in all aspects of patient care and team collaboration.
• Relationships : Building trust through open communication and teamwork, fostering a supportive atmosphere that prioritizes respect and understanding.
• Exceptional : Holding yourself to the highest standards, delivering superior care, and contributing to a culture of excellence that impacts both patients and colleagues.

Provides competent patient care by obtaining and utilizing clinical/critical thinking skills in appropriately interpreting data, making appropriate decisions based on demonstrated knowledge of age-specific growth and development, and appropriately adapting procedures and treatments.

• Identifies and recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition, established priorities, and takes appropriate action.
• Carries out providers orders accurately and timely.
• Performs nursing interventions per standard of care.
• Performs, delegates, and supervises patient care activities within the scope of practice to meet the patient care needs for the above indicated population.
• Triages emergency situations appropriately and initiates or assists in patient care in an effective and responsive manner
• Performs and/or assists in emergency treatment as required in accordance with RN scope of practice.
• Follows emergency policies, procedures, and protocols in an effective manner.
• Serves as a steward for the hospital’s human and material resources. Meets productivity expectations of unit/department as defined by nurse manager.

Utilizes the nursing process, for the performance of patient care, to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care to achieve prioritized patient outcomes.

• Assess the patient’s physical, psychosocial, environmental, social, and educational needs.
• Develops and implements patient’s plan of care, including the education and discharge plan based on evidence-based practice standards, health center policy and patient/family needs in collaboration with healthcare team.
• Reviews and updates the plan of care based on changes in patient’s condition.
• Evaluates and documents patient/family responses to nursing interventions while working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to achieve desire patient care outcomes.

Effectively communicates with all members of the healthcare team.

• Communicates pertinent patient condition changes to co-workers and to multidisciplinary care givers.
• Demonstrates positive, caring communication with patients, visitors, and co-workers while refraining from negative, unprofessional conversations.
• Utilizes SBAR format when communicating to other healthcare workers.
• Communicates openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly in a timely manner with all customers.
• Proactively communicates safety concerns to leaders.

Documents patient information in the electronic/paper medical record in an accurate and timely manner

• Documents ongoing assessments of patient status that reflect nursing interventions, patient responses, patient teaching and status of outcomes at discharge.
• Documents objectively, striving to tell the story of the patient condition and experience in a manner that is free from personal perspective.
• Assist in Medication Reconciliation on admission and upon discharge.
• necessary documentation/paperwork to facilitate and support billing and charging.
• Maintains active logons/passwords for computer software system that support patient care and education.

Promotes and ensures patient and employee safety in performance of all responsibilities.

• Administers medications, treatments, and procedures in a timely and safe manner according to providers orders and nursing policies.
• Demonstrates proficient technical/clinical skills and operational knowledge of equipment on unit.
• Works within Scope of Practice.
• Performs skills and duties assigned competently.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques, and appropriate equipment to minimize fall risk to patient and injury to self.
• Proactively identifies safety concerns surrounding the work environment, acts as needed to secure the safety risk, and communicates these concerns with the appropriate department to correct the situation
• Supports and abides by all CRHC departmental and safety policies and procedures.
• Assist unit coordinator as needed with items needed for registration.
• Assist with Med Surg charge duties as needed.

Quality Program Participation

• Actively participates in CRHC’s Quality Program, committees, performance improvement initiatives, and operational support activities.
• Demonstrates a commitment to Quality Improvement (QI) practices.
• Regularly attends Department huddles.
• Completes tasks as outlined on the Department Huddle Board.

Other Responsibilities

• Perform additional duties as assigned to support the strategic initiatives of CRHC.