RN - ER

RN Emergency Department

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization. Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders. Assesses and coordinates patients' discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment. Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Populations Served:

• Neonate: Under 30 days
• Infant: Under 1 year
• Early Childhood: 1 year to under 5 years
• Late Childhood: 5 years to under 13 years
• Adolescent: 13 years to under 17 years
• Young Adult: 17 years to under 30 years
• Middle Adult: 30 years to under 60 years
• Older Adult: Over 60 years

Physical Requirements:

• Constantly: Audible speech, standing, walking
• Frequently: Depth perception, distinguishing colors, hearing acuity, keyboard/data entry, lifting/moving patients, reaching, seeing at far and near distances, sitting, smelling acuity
• Occasionally: Bending/stooping, driving, gripping, kneeling, lifting/carrying non-patient items weighing 25-50 lbs, pushing/pulling 25-50 lbs, repetitive foot/leg movements, repetitive hand/arm movements, squatting, taste discrimination
• Rarely: Crawling, running
• Never: Climbing, lifting/carrying non-patient items over 50 lbs, pushing/pulling over 50 lbs, twisting

Unit Description: 18 bed emergency department, including 2 trauma rooms, with an additional 3 fast track/vertical care rooms. Level 3 trauma center. Currently averaging 65-70 patients per day.