RN Emergency Room (ER)

NIGHTS - 12HR: 7pm-7am

ACLS - Required, BLS - Required, ER Experience - Required: 2 Years, PALS - Required, Primary Source Verification - Required, RN License - Required, Travel Experience - Required: 1 Years



30 Bed unit
100-110 avg
patients daily - 120's during winter season
CA License, BLS, ACLS, PALS required
Perform patient assessment according to hospital/unit policy
Performs initial assessment appropriate to the patient s clinical presentation/diagnosis, care setting, age, development level, and cultural and religious orientation in a timely manner.

Performs completely and accurately including, but not limited to, physical (i.e
assessment for pain, skin breakdown, risk for falls), psychological (i.e
cognitive and communicative skills or development), social status and other patient needs.Identifies and prioritizes the need for further assessment based on the patient s clinical presentation/diagnosis, care setting, desire for care and responses to any previous care
Initiates discharge planning for each patient upon admission as appropriate
Develops a Patient Plan of Care that: Is individualized for each patient based on assessment of needs that include input from the patient, family and other multi-disciplinary health care team members
Includes plan for discharge/transfer
Identifies specific nursing diagnosis is relevant to assessment findings
Identifies interventions, for each nursing diagnosis, specific to identified patient needs
Performs interventions identified for each nursing diagnosis on the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care.Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate patient care needs to all members of the multidisciplinary health care team.Conducts patient/family education that: Is appropriate to the patient s age, learning needs, level of understanding and readiness to learn.Includes the family/significant others when appropriate.Documents nursing intervention and patient teaching on designated forms
Evaluates and documents the patient s response to the Plan of Care and to interventions
Revises and updates the Plan of Care as evidenced by documentation
Documents patient s response to teaching on designated form
Facilitates systems/processes in response to situations that have the potential to negatively impact patient/family outcomes
Follows the five rights of medication administration and maintains transcription accuracy
Administers blood products per hospital policy
Administers IV therapy per hospital policy.Able to function effectively during an emergency patient care situation
Demonstrates appropriate interventions regarding the use of restraints per hospital policy
Performs waived testing following hospital policy
Assumes responsibility for maintaining a high level of clinical expertise and adapts to new information, technology, and changing trends in nursing practice.Maintains required certifications
Effective written and verbal communication skills in the English language.Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area (BSP), circumference and volume.Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.Ability to work in high volume, fluctuating census environment
Subject to many interruptions