Registered Nurse - Adult ED_UNAP

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides safe, high-quality, patient-centered nursing care across the continuum of carein accordance with professional nursing standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies. The RNutilizesthe nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care while collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to achieveoptimalpatient outcomes.

Brown University Health employees are expected to role model our values
- Compassion
, Accountability
, Respect
, and Excellence – which guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

• Provides direct nursing careutilizingthe nursing process.
• Administers medications and treatments in accordance with policies and orders.
• Documents care accurately in the electronic health record.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
• Monitors patient condition and responds to clinical changes appropriately.
• Provides patient and family education appropriate tothe setting.
• Cares for assigned patients based on organizational needs.
• Completes licensure, certification, and assigned learning prior toexpirationor due dates.
• For areas that have on-call responsibilities, rotating on-call coverage will be required.
• Precepts new colleagues and students.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Graduate of a nursing program approved by the nursing regulatory body in the jurisdiction where the program was located at the time of graduation.
• Graduation from a nursing program accredited by a nationally recognized nursing accrediting organization is preferred.
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required;
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an approved program preferred.
• Enrollment in Graduate Entry Program in Nursing (GPEN) for Brown Health Medical Group will be considered.
• Diploma in Nursing will be considered for current employees in good standing who have completed 1 year of service.

• Current Registered Nurse license, in good standing in the state(s) of practice. The employee is responsible for maintaining all required licensure and practice authority.

• Employment is contingent upon satisfactory primary-source verification of required education, program completion, licensure and other credentials.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support(BLS) required;additional certifications as required byareaunless an approved exemption is granted andremainson file.

• New graduate nurses willbe required to complete the nurse residency program.
• Prior clinical nursing experience preferred depending on practice setting.
• Demonstrated ability to provide safe patient care, communicate effectively, and function within an interdisciplinary team.

Provides safe, timely assessment and prioritization of patients across the continuum of emergency care. Must obtain and maintain competency in emergency department triage, including Emergency Severity Index (ESI) assignment. For level one trauma centers: trauma triage criteria and activation processes. Completes required trauma education and demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to care for traumatically injured patients.

• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Safety Care Training (Brown Health Level I)
• Basic Dysrhythmia/Telemetry
• Medication Test

• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) required at Rhode Island Hospital, preferred at other entities

• Requires the ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout the work shift and to frequently bend, stoop, reach, push, pull, and reposition.
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