ER Registered Nurse Job Miami area,Florida USA,Nursing

POSITION SUMMARY

The Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse who plans, organizes, and provides general nursing care to patients in the Emergency Room. The Staff Nurse also dispenses medications to patients during the shift. Under the direction of the Dir. of Emergency Room, is responsible for the operations of the Emergency Department during assigned tour of duty by exhibiting a leadership role in carrying out the mission, goals, and objectives of the hospital, focusing on the patient, physician and employees as customers.

Integrates operations with other departments to ensure efficiency and coordination.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensures staff assignments are made and communicated within one hour of start of shift. Updates and reassigns as warranted by the Emergency Department needs.

Directs staff effectively to ensure maintenance of established standards for delivery of nursing care and to ensure completion of the assignments and compliance with standards of care, policies and procedures.

Makes rounds and discusses patients with attending/ consulting physician, to identify treatment issues, review and direct focus of care.

Ensures all nursing activities are conducted per the Emergency Department schedule, by appropriate staff and monitors same for effectiveness and quality.

Enforces rules, policies, and regulations of the therapeutic milieu.

Ensures all physician orders are taken off and implemented as entered in chart.

Ensures all pending labs or diagnostic reports due are obtained within shift and reports any discrepancies to the Emergency Department Director.

Serves as a clinical resource person and assists nursing personnel in assessing patient/family status in delivering nursing care.

Ensure judicious use of the Emergency Department supplies and monitors equipment’s to ensure that they are in working order. Notifies appropriate individuals when equipment are not working and provides follow-up to ensue corrective measures are taken.

Assesses the Emergency Department for safety and cleanliness. Reports all problems identified to appropriate departments and ensure follow-up action taken to ensure corrective measures are taken in a timely fashion.

Provides a comprehensive report to oncoming shift which effectively addresses status of patient, problems being addressed, diagnostic procedures/tests completed or special precautions, and any follow up actions required by oncoming/future shifts.

Meets with other Emergency Department charge nurses for the purpose of identifying and resolving the Emergency Department issues.

Assists with the planning and implementation of effective strategies which addresses and improve quality of service.

Provides direct patient care as warranted to assess particular patient needs, provides relief or supplemental assistance as warranted by the Emergency Department /patient needs.

Makes assessment and identifies patients’ needs according to hospital policy, uses clinical judgment when providing care and/or setting patient care goals.

Creates a plan of action to meet those goals. Incorporates the physical, social and psychological needs in the process.

Report patient clinical observation and medical outcome to pertinent person (i.e., physicians, department director, etc.).

Documents observations timely, accurately and legibly in the medical record of the patient. Follows established documentation protocol.

Ensures all documentation by self and others effectively addresses patient problems identified in treatment plan, reflects patient status in specific clinical issues and reflects effectiveness of treatment plans per hospital policy.

Assists and works cooperatively with other hospital staff members as needed.

Coordinates with other disciplines to streamline and provide smooth patient care.

Provides patient and family education based on assessed needs.

Modifies the interview techniques to adequately assess the geriatric patient by identifying the physical, psychosocial, and educational needs common to this age group.

Identifies increased physical/ emotional dependency needs and availability of support networks.

Identifies increased sensitivity to climate changes and makes arrangements for…