Emergency RN

Job Summary:
All ages but mostly adults, medical and trauma, low acuity to critical care. Delivers nursing care responsibly and accountably as described professionally by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and legally by the State of Michigan. Demonstrates competency through the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. This includes assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Upholds the standards of professional performance as described by the ANA. This includes ethical practice, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization and environmental health. Strives to achieve optimal outcomes.

Presently our health system is at a historic high in census. Client is the largest health system in Michigan and also deemed a safety hospital for this community. Being a safety hospital means we have a responsibility to the State of Michigan due to our size and level of care we can provide being the only Trauma level 1 in this area. While the census continues to grow, we are not able to turn away patients for care despite our staff being stretched in order to handle this new growth. In order to address our community needs, new units have been opened to care for the overflow of patients and due to this our internal and interim staff have been and will continue to be expected to support in our most urgent units as needed.

Essential Functions:
-Provides evidence-based nursing care consistent with the interprofessional plan of care and in accordance with health system policies, procedures, and ANA/regulatory standards.
-Communicates and collaborates with other members of the health care team in order to ensure continuity and coordination of care.
-Acts as a patient/family advocate.
-Performs point of care testing as required.
-Demonstrates a high standard of moral, ethical, and culturally sensitive behavior.
-Formulates decisions and actions based on ethical principles, using the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide practice.
-Advocates for privacy, confidentiality and security of patient, staff and organizational data.
-Assesses the overall needs of the patient/family and analyzes the assessment data to identify potential diagnoses or issues.
-Identifies expected outcomes/goals and develops and implements/coordinates an individualized interprofessional plan of care that recommends strategies to achieve the outcomes in accordance with the ANA Standards of Practice.
-Evaluates patient and family educational needs and employs appropriate teaching strategies while continually evaluating progress toward achievement of goals/outcomes.
-Initiates patient discharge planning at time of patient contact and facilitates a smooth transition to the next point of service/home.
-Ensures that required documentation is performed in an accurate and timely manner.
-Assumes an autonomous leadership role and delegates appropriately to unlicensed assistive personnel to facilitate safe, quality patient care in a cost-effective manner.
-Engages in activities related to the professional role and seeks to continually advance knowledge and competence related to nursing practice while completing self and peer evaluation of nursing practice.

Required Skills & Experience:
-Two (2) years of experience required.

Required Education:
-Associate's Degree Nursing.

Preferred Education:
-BSN

Required Certifications & Licensure:
-Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan upon hire required.
-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association or ARC client.
-Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association.
-Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association.
-Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) - ENA Emergency Nurses Association.
-Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - ENA Emergency Nurses Association.
-Mask fit test (N95) is required prior to start.