ER Registered Nurse - Night Shift - Austin Emergency Center

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Job Summary :

The Emergency Room Nurse provides direct and indirect patient care in the emergency care setting and provides care that reflects initiative, flexibility and responsibility indicative of professional expectation with a minimum of supervision. The Emergency Room Nurse can triage safely, rapidly and accurately, every patient that enters the emergency care system.

Job Summary :

The Emergency Room Nurse provides direct and indirect patient care in the emergency care setting and provides care that reflects initiative, flexibility and responsibility indicative of professional expectation with a minimum of supervision. The Emergency Room Nurse can triage safely, rapidly and accurately, every patient that enters the emergency care system.



Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Determine priorities of care based on physical and psychosocial needs, as well as factors influencing patient flow through the system.
• Communicate with Emergency Department physicians about changes in patient's status, symptomatology and results of diagnostic studies.
• Able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain awareness of current ER operational policies and procedures which impact position responsibilities.
• Demonstrate current comprehensive and professional knowledge and skills in conformation with recognized nursing standards including the Patient Bill of Rights standards for patient care and the Nurse Practice Act
• Provide direct patient care, evaluate outcomes, consult with other specialists as required and adjust nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• Able to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy, including pediatric, adolescent and geriatric patients and the general patient population.
• Able to use triage process to ensure timely and appropriate care to patients and accurately assign triage categories.
• Able to adequately assess and reassess pain, utilize appropriate pain management techniques, and educate the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Able to monitor the hemodynamic status of patient and correctly interpret the results.
• Demonstrate knowledge of cardiac monitoring to identify dysrhythmias.
• Able to interpret the results of moderate and waived tests and take appropriate action on test results
• Maintain current knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and his/her clinical condition
• Maintain accurate and continued nursing documentation including patient histories, conditions, treatments, responses and assessment of changes
• Perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduce the likelihood of medical/health care errors
• Interact professionally with patient and family and involve patient and family in the formation of the plan of care.
• Formulate a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluate effectiveness of learning, including family in teaching as appropriate.
• Maintain a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families in accordance with ER standards.
• Ensure an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment.
• Assist in cost containment through appropriate ordering and conserving of supplies and equipment.
• Perform quality control procedures and maintain records on these checks.
• Perform calibrations in compliance with manufacturer’s requirements.
• Ensures proficiency testing specimens are done in compliance with policy.
• Oversees documentation of temperatures/humidity checks
• Maintains current appropriate and needed policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of new testing methods, products and instrumentation; remain informed on all current technologies.
• Maintain…