Ed Rn_Slvhcs_New Orleans,La

About the job ED _NEW ORLEANS,LA

Emergency Room Registered Nurse - New Orleans, LA

• No need for an OR RN license or compact license since this is for government facility posting. Any RN license from the 50 states will be accepted.

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care in the Emergency Department. The RN will effectively demonstrate successful nursing practice in the emergency department characterized by using sound clinical judgment, and characteristics of emergency nursing practice in assessment/reassessment, analysis, nursing diagnosis, planning of interventions, outcome identification, and evaluation of human responses of individuals to care/treatment, understanding and application of 5-level triage and prioritization;

emergency operations preparedness, stabilization, and resuscitation; crisis intervention for unique patient populations, such as sexual assault survivors and mental health emergencies; provisions of care in uncontrolled or unpredictable environments. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, practical individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs. The incumbent must be poised and articulate in communicating with people of varied educational levels and varied ethnic backgrounds.

Willing to work cooperatively as a member of a team in all assignments.

Applicants pending the completion of education or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant:
  The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

• At least 2 years of Emergency Room experience within the last 5 years

• Current ACLS/BLS
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills