Emergency RN; Nights

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Full Time Gardnerville, NV, US 2 Attachments

2 days ago Requisition

Emergency RN (Nights) - Full Time

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides professional nursing care to patients in the Emergency Department, adhering to established policies and procedures to ensure safe, effective and timely care. Delivers age-appropriate care across the lifespan, from infant to geriatric patients. Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care in a fast-paces, high-acuity environment, collaborating with the multidisciplinary care team. Demonstrates the critical knowledge and skills necessary to identify and address the unique and urgent needs of all patients in the emergency setting.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Education

• Minimum of an associate’s degree in nursing

Licensure

Required:

Certification

Required:

• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) required within 6 months of hire

Certification Preferred:

• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) recommended

Experience

Other

• Ability to read and communicate in English, bilingual abilities preferred.

POSITION

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assess and diagnose patient and family needs in order to provide high-quality care to all patients.
• Provides patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with others as needed and adjusts care plans as needed to ensure optimal care.
• Performs system assessments as designated and at appropriate intervals on all assigned patients, recognizing disturbed physiology and abnormal parameters.
• Identifies discharge planning needs of patient/family/significant other on admission.

Communication

• Collaborates with patients, families and significant others to develop and discuss a realistic pan of care, addressing all identified needs.
• Creates and communicates patient and family education and discharge plans in accordance with Unit standards.

Judgment

• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan of care, nursing interventions, and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
• Adheres to hospital policy and procedures for administering, transcribing, and recording of medications.
• Demonstrates knowledge of commonly used meds: action1 dose, and side effects.
• Observes 10 rights of medication administration: right medication, right dose, right time, right route, right patient, right education, right documentation, right to refuse, right assessment and right evaluation
• Demonstrates proper procedures in all methods of medication administration.
• Administers blood and blood products following hospital policy and procedures.
• Initiates and maintains IV access according to hospital policy and procedures.
• Assesses and documents IV site per Unit standard.

Quality of Care

• Continuously evaluates identified problems, care provided and patient's responses to ensure that patient and family needs are met quality care is delivered.
• Assesses the patient learning needs, abilities, preferences, and readiness to learn.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of teaching plans by assessing patient and family responses.
• Modifies the plan of care as necessary to meet the needs of the patient and their significant others.

Scope of Service

• Performs all responsibilities/duties required by unit as defined in the scope of service, to ensure that the unique nature of each client is addressed, including age specific considerations.
• Assesses, evaluates, and carries out nursing interventions and teaching for emergency department patients
• Demonstrates skill and knowledge in nursing management of emergency situations.
• Demonstrates…