ER Registered Nurse - PRN

The Emergency Room Nurse provides direct and indirect patient care in the emergency care setting and provides care that reflects initiative, flexibility and responsibility indicative of professional expectation with a minimum of supervision. The Emergency Room Nurse can triage safely, rapidly and accurately, every patient that enters the emergency care system.

• Determine priorities of care based on physical and psychosocial needs, as well as factors influencing patient flow through the system.
• Communicate with Emergency Department physicians about changes in patient's status, symptomatology and results of diagnostic studies.
• Able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain awareness of current ER operational policies and procedures which impact position responsibilities.
• Demonstrate current comprehensive and professional knowledge and skills in conformance with recognized nursing standards including the Patient Bill of Rights standards for patient care and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Provide direct patient care, evaluate outcomes, consult with other specialists as required and adjust nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• Able to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy, including pediatric, adolescent and geriatric patients and the general patient population.
• Able to use triage process to ensure timely and appropriate care to patients and accurately assign triage categories.
• Able to adequately assess and reassess pain, utilize appropriate pain management techniques, and educate the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Able to monitor the hemodynamic status of patient and correctly interpret the results.
• Demonstrate knowledge of cardiac monitoring to identify dysrhythmias.
• Able to interpret the results of moderate and waived tests and take appropriate action on test results.
• Maintain current knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and his/her clinical condition.
• Maintain accurate and continued nursing documentation including patient histories, conditions, treatments, responses and assessment of changes.
• Perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Interact professionally with patient and family and involve patient and family in the formation of the plan of care.
• Formulate a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluate effectiveness of learning, including family in teaching as appropriate.
• Maintain a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families in accordance with ER standards.
• Ensure an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment.
• Assist in cost containment through appropriate ordering and conserving of supplies and equipment.
• Perform quality control procedures and maintain records on these checks.
• Perform calibrations in compliance with manufacturer’s requirements.
• Ensures proficiency testing specimens are done in compliance with policy.
• Oversees documentation of temperatures/humidity checks.
• Maintains current appropriate and needed policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of new testing methods, products and instrumentation; remain informed on all current technologies.
• Maintain inventory of necessary supplies and submit orders for restocking as needed.
• Demonstrate the values to team concept on a consistent basis.
• Interact professionally with all department members, physicians, staff, administration and supportive staff.
• Responsible for documenting correct information for compliance purposes.
• Remain knowledgeable about appropriate testing procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• At least 3-5 years of Emergency Room experience, strongly preferred.

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Basic computer skills.

• Current RN license within the state of practice.
• Current BCLS, ACLS, and PALS certification.

• Moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities of a primarily product/technical nature.
• Exerting up to 25 pounds of force…