RN - ER

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Emergency Room

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Nights

Hours per Shift: 12 hours

Experience: 2+ Years of ER Experience

License: Active Michigan License

Certifications:

• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• PALS (AHA)
• TNCC

Must-Have:

• Travel Experience (highly preferred)
• NRP (highly preferred)

Description:

The Registered Nurse functions primarily in direct patient care and demonstrates competent clinical practice.

This position triages patients, obtains patient history and vital signs, and assesses patients.

Acts independently to initiate immediate care in life-threatening situations in the absence of a physician.

Provides care for both acutely ill and non-acute patients.

Performs multiple procedures utilizing both complex and simple nursing skills and assists the physician with procedures.

Provides comfort, both physical and psychological, to the patient, their family, and visitors.

Delivers discharge and follow-up instructions to the patient and family.

Answers ambulance radios and provides appropriate orders for pre-hospital care without assistance.

Works with various types of sophisticated equipment and handles multiple types of patients in a frequently stressful environment.

Responsibilities:

Performs nursing assessments, intervenes appropriately and promptly, and participates in care planning.

Regularly assesses patient needs and provides skilled nursing services as prescribed by the physician authorized plan of care and accepted standards of nursing practice.

Processes physician/provider orders accurately, completely, and in a timely manner, following up on medication changes and order clarifications.

Evaluates the effectiveness of the treatment plan and suggests or facilitates changes to improve patient care.

Actively participates in updating/revising the treatment plan in collaboration with other team members, utilizing current information.