RN - Emergency Department aa

RN - Emergency Department (6:45p - 7:15aa) 10k Sign-On (Finance) Position Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) takes a leadership role serving as a role model in the delivery of exceptional nursing care to the patients of ESH. The duties of the registered nurse include nursing assessments and plans of care, utilization of the nursing process throughout care delivery, direction, and implementation of plans of care to reach effective long range patient goals and discharge planning, and to serve as a liaison to ancillary departments to coordinate and collaborate the delivery of safe effective patient care.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following.

• Demonstrate continual assessment and anticipation of changes in the patient’s condition and make decisions accordingly.
• Recognize dysrhythmias and activate the Rapid Response Team (RRT) or initiate a Code Blue.
• Triage patients and prioritize care based on need.
• Maintain current knowledge of specialized procedures performed in the Emergency Department such as external pacing, chest tube insertion, TPA protocol, conscious sedation and proper reporting of communicable disease, domestic assaults, and suspected/confirmed cases of abuse.
• Maintain current knowledge of specialized procedures performed on the Med/Surg such as drip management, chest tube interventions, and drain/surgical care.
• Work to maintain and enhance the standard of care by participating and being active in staff meetings, committees, special projects, team conferences and in services.
• Facilitate communication within the health care team by giving and receiving a shift report that is timely and provides pertinent information on patient status.
• Perform nursing procedures safely and effectively within scope of training and according to standards set forth in the Nurse Practice Act.
• Adhere to all written policies and procedures, regulatory and accrediting standards.
• Document nursing care, treatments, procedures, patient/family responses to care, medications administered, and teaching performed per hospital policy.
• Assign direct care tasks to other team members to ensure continuity of care.
• Develop and initiate plan of care including the ability to prioritize care needs and involve patient and family in care; revise and update the plan of care based on ongoing needs.
• Perform physical and psychosocial assessments upon admission, every shift, and any time thereafter based on patient status with emphasis on safety issues, self-care, education, discharge planning needs, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Current RN license in the State of Missouri.
• Maintain CPR and BLS certification.
• Maintain minimum of 12 CEUs per year.
• Complete annual Care Learning and compliance courses.