RN - Emergency Department

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse
- Emergency Department, provides immediate, high-quality care to patients in emergency situations within a Critical Access Hospital, utilizing a unique blend of skills and a comprehensive scope of practice. Assesses, stabilizes, and treats a wide variety of patients, from minor injuries to critical, life-threatening emergencies.
Triages and assesses patients upon arrival to determine acuity
Administers medications, treatments, and emergency interventions
Monitors and documents patient status and vital signs
Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary teams
Prepares patients for transfer or admission as needed
Participates in emergency preparedness drills and protocols
Maintains accurate and timely documentation in EHR/Epic systems
Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple priorities and organize workload; including critical thinking, delegation skills and respectful communication.
The capacity to make quick, sound decisions under pressure in a fast-paced environment is critical as is the ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and a small, tight-knit interdisciplinary team, often coordinating care across different departments or external transfer facilities.

Essential Job Functions

Job functions are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the jobs purpose and objectives. Job functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable.

Completes admission assessment according to unit policy, utilizing past medical history, therapeutic communication, and physical assessment
Takes a brief history to include allergies and current medications.
Identifies nursing diagnosis/collaborative problems to determine appropriate interventions within the framework of accepted standards of care
Interprets reports and records and utilizes data in assessment and care planning
Ensures efficiency and accuracy of orders
Administers medications including, but not limited to: oral, injectable, intravenous solutions, and blood components. Administers medications and IV fluids as prescribed and utilized the five rights of medication administration for safety
Performs venipuncture and starts IV's according to current procedures and infection control policies
Utilizes emergency department equipment correctly and efficiently; demonstrates knowledge of special preparations or equipment needed for department specific procedures
Complies and assists others to comply with established policies and procedures for safety and infection control when observing and/or giving direct patient care
Sets priorities according to patient needs (triage).
Identifies total patient care needs and utilizes appropriate resources to assist in meeting those needs.
Systematically assesses cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurologic condition of the patient. Utilizes ABC's in setting priority for emergency care. Directs, delegates, and serves as a resource for nursing care
Collaborates with patients, families and other health-care team members to identify discharge-teaching needs
Considers the physical, social, psychological, spiritual, age-related and developmental needs of the patient/family
Initiates and documents discharge and transfer planning; facilitates patient centered communication and care
Communicates professionally and effectively with patients, families, coworkers, other health-care team members and ancillary departments to ensure coordination of care
Gives accurate, objective, and complete oral report to oncoming nurse.
Maintains open and effective communication with the medical staff.
Documents on the Emergency Department record in a manner that is…