Registered Nurse; Ed

Description

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital /

Southern Vermont Health Services Corporation

Job Title: Staff Registered Nurse

Job Code: 1019

Hours:

FTE:

Weekend

Schedule:

Holiday

Schedule:

Call

Schedule:

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Department: Emergency

Department Code: 6780

Location: Brattleboro, Vermont

The Emergency Nurse works as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that includes Board Certified ED Physicians, NP’s and PA’s, and ED Tech’s (LPN/EMT-A/B/LNA), with additional support from Critical Care Float RN’s, Peer Recovery coaches, and tele-ED services. The Emergency Nurse provides safe, effective, and compassionate care to patients utilizing the nursing process to triage, provide initial and ongoing assessment, implement nursing interventions, and provide discharge teaching to adult and pediatric patients requiring emergent/urgent or critical care.

The Emergency Department sees over 15,000 patients per year and is the perfect for an Emergency Nurse looking for a fast paced, stimulating, and rewarding work environment.

The Emergency Department is a Level III facility according to the guidelines of the Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. The 13-bed unit is open 24 hours a day with at least one physician on duty at all times and a roster of on-call physicians and specialists available within thirty minutes. The Emergency Department also provides “safe rooms” specifically designed to care for patients who are experiencing violent behavior or suicidal ideation.

The patient population includes patients of all ages, and care provided ranges from definitive treatment of non-urgent, urgent and emergent medical/surgical conditions to stabilization and transport of the critically ill or injured. Birthing Center nursing staff is available for consultation or to assist in the care of neonates, infants and obstetrical patients.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited RN program. BSN preferred.

• Recent Emergency Department/Critical Care Experience preferred

• Registered Nurse currently licensed by the State of Vermont
• BLS Healthcare Provider status
• ACLS within 3 months of hire
• PALS within 6 months of hire
• TNCC within one year of hire
• CEN, STABLE, and ENPC preferred

• Lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Requires eye/hand coordination and manual dexterity.
• Normal or corrected vision/hearing.
• Lifting and/or moving patients from one point to another.
• Requires ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to work with patients, families and public experiencing stressful situations.

• Potential exposure to hazardous material, body fluids, blood borne pathogens and communicable diseases.
• Potential for injury due to physical demands.

• OSHA Category I
  - Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues require use of techniques of Universal Precautions as evidenced with blood borne pathogens standards.

On-the-job time is spent in the following physical activities.

• Standing
  - Up to 1/3
• Walking
  - Up to 1/3
• Sitting - 2/3 or more
• Talking or Hearing - 2/3 or more
• Use of hands to finger, handle or feel
  - Up to 1/3
• Pushing/Pulling
  - None
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling
  - None
• Reaching with hands and arms
  - Up to 1/3
• Tasting or smelling
  - None

This position requires that weight be lifted, or force be exerted.

• Up to 10 pounds - 2/3 or more
• Up to 35 pounds - 1/3 to 1/2
• Up to 50 pounds
  - None
• Up to 100 pounds
  - None
• More than 100 pounds
  - None

This position has special vision requirements.

• Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

This position requires exposure to the following environmental conditions.

• Wet, humid conditions (non-weather) - None
• Work near moving mechanical parts
  - Up to 1/3
• Fumes or airborne particles
  - Up to 1/3
• Toxic or caustic chemicals
  - Up to 1/3
• Outdoor weather conditions
  - None
• Extreme cold (non-weather) - None
• Extreme heat (non-weather) - None
• Risk of…