Emergency Department RN

Position Title:

Emergency Department RN

Description:

The registered nurse is accountable for the provision of nursing care to all patients in the Emergency Department, including trauma patients. They will prescribe, delegate and coordinate that care as part of their daily responsibility.

Nursing Skills:

• Collects relevant patient data or reviews data collection on admission and ongoing to assure holistic assessment.
• Assesses the demands of the patient's illness on the patient and the patient's potential for adaptation.
• Continuously analyzes patient data to identify patient's needs using nursing diagnosis.
• Takes responsibility for assuring patient's needs are being met while in the Emergency Department.
• Educates patients in self care, prevention, medication, treatments, procedures, disease, symptom management, etc.

Nursing Responsibilities:

• Performs nursing skills according to REHC policies and procedures using proper body mechanics and universal precautions.
• Revises and updates current policies and procedures and develops new ones as needed.
• Implements physician orders correctly and in a timely manner.
• Manages multiple patient care situations, prioritizes to meet all patient needs.

Patient Care:

• Uses proper safety and infection control procedures.
• Communicates patient/family observations to appropriate team members.
• Demonstrates consideration of age, developmental, physical, social, emotional and cultural needs of patients and families in all communication and encounters.

Collaboration:

• In constant communication with the provider regarding plan of care.
• Recognizes when standards are not being met and makes changes that effectively brings the organization into compliance.

Unit Management:

• Participates in daily unit management by taking charge assignment as needed.
• Maintains proper equipment and supply.

Relationship Management:

• Treats patients and all others with courtesy and respect.
• Strives to welcome and be helpful towards any customers in contact with.

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a current Minnesota license.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association and ACLS.