RN - ER

Emergency Room Nurse

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care across the lifespan in accordance with organizational standards and policies. The RN utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while delivering high-quality, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered services. The RN collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal patient outcomes, safety, and positive patient experience. The Emergency Department Registered Nurse provides rapid assessment, stabilization, and treatment of patients presenting with emergent or urgent conditions in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment. This role requires strong clinical judgment and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. The ability to respond effectively to trauma, medical emergencies, and disaster situations is essential. Competence in the use of all equipment in the specialty is required. On-call may be required.

Patient Care: Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops individualized plans of care. Implements and evaluates nursing interventions and patient responses. Administers medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy. Recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions or escalation of care. Provides patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs. Delivers culturally responsive, patient-centered care.

Nursing Judgment and Clinical Decision-Making: Consistent with nursing scope of practice, nursing judgment is essential to the safe, effective, and accountable delivery of nursing care. The Registered Nurse independently applies critical thinking and professional judgment. Performs and interprets comprehensive assessments and recognizes significant changes in patient condition requiring nursing intervention or provider notification. Exercises independent nursing judgment in determining appropriate nursing actions, interventions, and priorities. Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises individualized nursing plans of care based on patient needs, responses, preferences, and clinical circumstances. Integrates clinical findings with ethical principles, cultural considerations, and patient safety standards when making nursing decisions. Accepts accountability for nursing decisions, delegated tasks, and outcomes of nursing care.

Care Coordination: Collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care. Facilitates referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services. Documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record. Advocates for patient care and assists patients in navigating the healthcare system.

Quality, Safety, and Compliance: Practices within nursing scope of practice and adheres to regulatory, safety, and infection prevention requirements. Participates in quality and performance improvement activities. Maintains required competencies and certifications. Reports adverse events, near misses, and unsafe conditions per policy.

Teamwork and Professional Practice: Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork. Provides appropriate guidance and delegation to ancillary staff. Supports orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers. Floats to other departments or assignments as needed. Physical Work Requirements: Ability to lift, push, pull, and move up to 50 pounds. Ability to stand for extended periods and perform bending, stooping, and kneeling. Ability to work in a moderate-to-high noise clinical environment. Safety Responsibility: Employees are responsible for complying with safe work practices. Employees should report injuries and unsafe conditions. Employees must cooperate in safety investigations.