EMERGENCY ROOM (ER) REGISTERED NURSE (RN) - NIGHTS
Company: Exceptional Health Care
Location: Bullhead City
Posted on: October 23, 2024
Job Description:
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.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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 conformation 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 hemodynamic status of patient and correctly
interpret the results.
- Demonstrate knowledge of cardiac monitoring to identify
dysrhythmias.
- Able to perform waived testing (point-of-care testing) per
Clinical Laboratory's and according to patient care unit's policies
and procedures.
- Able to interpret the results of waived tests and take
appropriate action on waived 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 reduce 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. Education and Experience:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- At least 3-5 years of Emergency, Room Registered Nurse
experience. Computer Skills:
- Basic computer skills
- EHR Documentation via EPOWERdoc Certificates and Licenses:
- Current RN license
- Current BLS Certification
- Current ACLS Certification
- Current PALS Certification Shift and Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- All shift
- Weekend availability
- Monday to Friday
- Holidays Benefits:
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
*No COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements*
Keywords: Exceptional Health Care, Bullhead City , EMERGENCY ROOM (ER) REGISTERED NURSE (RN) - NIGHTS, Healthcare , Bullhead City, Arizona
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