Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Position: Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, 24hrs, 11a-11:30p
Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s
** experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations**.
* Maintains assignment of patients and caseload according to unit guidelines and established standards of practice.
* Uses positive customer service skills when communicating with patient and patient’s family.
* Utilizes the nursing process for the delivery and management of the patient’s care.
* Utilizes clinical reasoning and critical thinking.
* Involves patient, family/significant others and other disciplines in decision making related to the patient’s plan of care.
* Serves as a patient and family advocate.
* Implements interventions consistent with hospital standards of practice and prescribed medical plan of care and evidence based practice*.
** Documents the patient assessment, plan of care, and response to intervention.  Meets all unit documentation standards.
* Communicates and coordinates the patient’s plan of care to ensure continuity of care.
* Maintains competency in management of clinical emergencies.
* Provides complete communications in SBAR format (Situation, background, assessment, recommendations) to relieving staff members and demonstrates advanced planning for the patient.
* Navigates through the critical elements of the patient medical record software and Health Alliance-Clinton Hospital Intranet.
* Bases clinical practice on evidence, unit guidelines, and professional standards to improve the quality of care and to guide clinical judgments.
* Demonstrates essential knowledge of pharmacology/medications in administering drugs and monitoring the patient’s response.
* Maintains competency with technology and equipment.  Utilizes equipment in a safe manner.
* Uses appropriate infection control and safety practices in all duties.
* Acts as a charge nurse as requested by the nursing management team.
* Holds self accountable for professional practice.
* Presents self in a calm and professional manner and effectively verbalizes relevant problems during daily interactions, and/or staff meetings.
* Interacts and copes effectively with diverse populations in stressful situations resulting from trauma and illness.
* Participates in performance improvement activities utilizing principles to support and improve patient care.
* Demonstrates knowledge of unit goals and is active in committees and projects to achieve these goals.
* Attends and actively participates in staff meetings.  Accepts responsibility for reading staff meeting minutes when not able to attend.
* Keeps current with literature regarding changing practices, interventions and best practices in patient care.
* Assumes responsibility for seeking out educational and professional opportunities for personal learning needs and growth.
* Assumes responsibility for meeting mandatory education requirements and unit specific education and competencies.
* Acts as a preceptor as requested.
* The individual must support the mission, vision, and goals of Health Alliance-Clinton Hospital and serves as a role model for the CARES - It Happens Here customer service initiative.
* Demonstrates excellent work attendance and attends and actively participates in a variety of meetings and training sessions as required.
* Demonstrates a friendly, responsive, service-minded attitude to all customers.
* Communicates ideas effectively. Shares information and keeps others properly informed. Gives, and is open to useful feedback.
* Adheres to the Health Alliance-Clinton Hospital Code of Conduct and Behavior Standards. Complies with established policies and procedures and all health and safety requirements.
* Maintains, and fosters, a clean, safe work environment.
* Actively contributes to the development and application of process improvements.
* Maintains a collaborative, team relationship with peers and colleagues in order to effectively contribute to the group’s achievement of goals and to help foster a positive work environment.
* Demonstrates respect for the diversity of patient and employee populations. Supports and encourages diverse points of view, work and lifestyles.
* Practices cost containment and fiscal…