RN Staff, Marshall Medical Centers North, ER 3rd Shift

Overview

The following statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements, which may be inherent in the position.

A Emergency Department Nurse is a highly specialized health care professional who cares for a range of medical emergencies and clinic type patient care in the hospital environment for the purpose of recognizing, stabilizing and planning patient care activities and based on acuity of patients.

Some of the many skills performed

• Follow Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines
• Follow Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines
• Follow Basic Life Support (BLS) guidelines
• Orthopedic splinting
• Provide advanced cardiac care, including:
  • Manual defibrillation;
  • Synchronized cardioversion;
  • Transcutaneous pacing;
  • Perform Electrocardiogram monitoring, including 12-lead ECG;
• Establish vascular access for medication administration and fluid resuscitation via several routes:
  • Peripheral intravenous cannulation;
  • EJ intravenous cannulation (with competency)
  • Intraosseous cannulation (with competency)
• Utilize noninvasive diagnostic devices such as pulse oximetry; capnography
• Place a nasogastric tube and perform gastric suctioning;
• Administer medications via intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, sublingual, endotracheal, rectal, and intraosseous routes
• Use of glucometer for diabetic patients
• Ventilator and IV pump management
• Administer a variety of medications.
• Utilizes the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) for patient triage

Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience/Skills Requirements

EDUCATION:

Graduation from a State Board of Nursing School RN program

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

Licensure by the Alabama Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse.

BLS certification

Certified within the first year and maintains ACLS certification.

Certified within the first year and maintains PALS certification.

MOAB or equivalent training