What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Emergency Room; FT 7PM position at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital?
Job Title: Clinical Staff Nurse
The Clinical Staff Nurse is a skilled and experienced professional Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the management of patient care.
About the Role:
- Reporting to the Clinical Unit Supervisor of the Emergency Department, the Clinical Staff Nurse has 12 hour accountability for organizing, planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient/family centered care based on the Watson Model of Care for a defined group of patients.
- This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- The nurse demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem solving model; utilizing their knowledge and experience to anticipate and plan to meet patient and family needs.
- Nursing assessment is focused to target areas most productive for a given patient population or situation. Recognizes subtle changes in clinical situation; evaluates and appropriately alters the plan of care.
- Is accountable for prioritizing and organizing patient care and ensuring follow through with planned care.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age and needs of the patients served on the assigned unit.
- Consistently applies current literature/research findings and critical thinking skills to make sound clinical decisions.
Position Requirements:
- A. Education:
Bachelor of Sciences degree in nursing preferred.
Associates in nursing required. - B. Qualifications/Experience:
Minimum of one (1) year of clinical nursing experience in Emergency Department nursing with regard to regulatory guidelines and standard of practice. - C. Special Skills/Knowledge:
Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish).
Basic computer skills.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS).
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
Current Managing Aggressive Behavior (MAB) within 90 days of hire or notification requirement.
