Registered Nurse RN Emergency Department New Grads

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

PT , Varied 12 Hour Shift

Graduate of an accredited Registered-nursing program

New Grads Welcome to Apply

Emergency Department Registered Nurse — Days and Nights

REPORTS TO

Clinical Nurse Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

The RN strives for quality outcomes and innovative practice in accordance with the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act andBBGH policies. The RN ensures practice is in accordance with standard of care and competency required for the areaof practice. The position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self (or others who are underher/his direction). This is done, in part, through participation in performance improvement initiatives.

The RN provide scare in a collaborative manner with other disciplines to ensure optimal, individualized patient care and outcomes. Inmanaging patient care, the RN will take a leadership role coordinating the interdisciplinary team working in collaboration with other health team members to enhance patient outcomes. Patient care may be provided in both clinical and non-clinical settings.“Nurses practice with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person,and their primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, community or population.”Based

on a partnership guided by the healthcare consumer’s and family’s needs and preferences, the registered nurseis integral to patient care quality, satisfaction, and the effective and efficient use of health care resources. Registered nurses are qualified and educated for the role of care coordination, especially with high risk and vulnerablepopulations (ANA Code of Ethics with Interpretive Statements, 2015).
The RN has a responsibility to act as educator to their peers, patients, and their families. All aspects of the RN’sperformance supports service excellence and a healing environment. The RN identifies and communicated needed unitresources or equipment to be included in budgets. Due to changing organizational needs, work hours may vary.

Charge Nurse:
The Charge RN is responsible for maintaining high levels of patient care by assuring quality of care byexemplifying and ensuring staff are compliant with hospital Mission, Vision and Values, and standards of behavior. The Charge nurse is expected to establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, andspiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
The Charge RN is responsible for managing, supervising and assisting the nursing staff, providing administrative support and patient care. The Charge RN directs patient flow of the unit, and participates in admitting and dischargingpatient, assigns nurses and support staff to patients, and deals with various staff and patient and family concerns. The Charge RN is responsible for organizing and maintaining patient records, completing chart audits as assigned;assisting

the nurse manager in ensuring that Core Measures are met in a timely fashion; ensuring that all components of documentation and other pertinent data is completed on every patient; assisting in the development of performance improvement initiatives; assisting in creating individualized care plans to address patient and familyRN EDneeds; fielding complaints and answering questions from both patients and staff, among others. The Charge RNcreates the nurse staff assignments with careful consideration to staffing mix, skill set and patient acuity;

supervise sand guides other nurses in their work; and ensures that the unit runs efficiently and as per standards and regulations.

The Charge RN is flexible and is able to prioritize and adapt during emergencies.

The Charge RN is responsible to encourage a culture that promotes staff productivity and accountability. The ChargeRN maintains a cooperative relationship with nursing leadership and among health care teams by communicatinginformation; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving method; delegating in arespectful and courtesy manner; and displays the ability to work effectively with…