Registered Nurse

Description

PRN-must be willing to work nights, days and weekends (All shifts)

24 hours per month required

Provides direct and indirect patient care in the emergency care setting. Provides professional nursing care within the Emergency Department and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. Provides care that reflects initiative, flexibility and responsibility indicative of professional expectation with a minimum of supervision. Is able to triage safely, rapidly and accurately, every patient that enters the emergency care system.

Determines priorities of care based on physical and psychosocial needs, as well as factors influencing patient flow through the system. Communicates with Emergency Department physicians about changes in patient’s status, symptomatology and results of diagnostic studies. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.

• Demonstrates unit-appropriate fundamental nursing skills.
• Demonstrates ability to give and follow instructions accurately.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills necessary to interact with various levels of health care personnel.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support concepts and measures within 3 months of hire date preferred.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support concepts and measures within 3 months of hire date preferred.
• Basic Life Support.
• TNCC preferred within the first year.

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the state of Indiana Health Professions Bureau.

• A minimum of two years of previous acute care nursing experience preferred.
• A minimum of 1 year of previous emergency nursing experience preferred.

• Extensive exposure to confidential information or matters.
• Frequent contact with various persons or groups within and outside of the hospital including employees, department managers, physicians, patients, volunteers, visitors and outside agency personnel.
• Must be able to work with and communicate with different types of people.

• Must be able to prioritize, utilize critical thinking, and adjust to change.
• Must be able to reason and use logical problem-solving skills.
• Performs duties that require some latitude for independent judgment and initiative in handling situations out of the ordinary.

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regular requirement to walk, stand, use hands, reach with hands or arms, talk, and hear.
• Frequent requirement to stoop, crouch, kneel, bend, sit.
• Regular requirement to lift and/or move up to 25 lbs., frequently lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 lbs.
• Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Speaking and listening skills are essential.
• Time management and multiple task management skills are essential.
• Must be able to work under a moderate amount of stress.
• Must be able to read, write and do simple calculations; follow written and oral instructions.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate.
• Work is performed in a clean, well-lighted and ventilated building.
• Could be subject to infectious diseases, cuts, abrasions, burns, and punctures.
• Work schedule may vary.

• Directly reports to the Director of the Emergency Department.
• Accepts direction from the Charge Nurse.
• May be assigned to perform Charge Nurse duties.