Registered Nurse; RN Emergency Department

Job Description Registered Nurse-Emergency Department (RN)

Registered Nurse Job Summary: Evaluate, plan, implement and document nursing care provided to all patients served. Function within the Kansas Nurse Practice Act to deliver comprehensive holistic nursing care to patients served.

Shift Availability:

• PRN (variable hours as needed)

Registered Nurse Essential Functions/Accountabilities:

• Works in the Emergency Department/Trauma Care environment.
• Works as a team member in a multi-disciplinary approach to manage the workload and patient volumes.

Registered Nurse Principal Accountabilities:

• Assess patient understanding of plan of care to better facilitate education opportunities and materials during hospital care working toward discharge.
• Follows established protocols for narcotic and other medication or treatment administration ensuring the five (5) rights of medication administration are met.
• Communicates pertinent information related to patient’s condition to inform physicians, additional staff nurses, and/or ancillary departments of patient needs and/or plan of care/treatment.
• Documents concerns, findings, and actions, implementing appropriate plan of care related to patient’s diagnosis for continuity of care.
• Assess patient’s condition continuously monitoring changes in status physical findings, vital signs, and coping skills ensuring appropriate care is given related to patient needs.

Department Specific Accountabilities:

• Maintain a current knowledge of care and procedures for the emergency and trauma patient including an understanding of facility policies, and state and federal laws to provide optimal care for the patient.
• Practices time management to optimize completion of multiple tasks accurately and consistently within a fast-paced, critical-care environment.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide a medical screening evaluation and triage appropriately.
• Utilizes active listening skills to communicate with physicians, multi-disciplinary team members, patients and significant others involved in patient’s care. Effective communication at all times optimizes delivery of holistic approach to care.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize cardiac rhythms and provide advance cardiac care to patients.
• Demonstrates knowledge of medications relevant to the emergency/trauma and critical care environment including the required monitoring to assure safe nursing practice.
• Prepared to respond to emergency situations within the department and responds to in-house or campus emergencies such as code blue situations and to act as the team leader following standard ACLS, PALS, and TNCC protocols.

Other Job Accountabilities:

• Provide indirect patient care by maintaining an environment (inclusive of all aspects of care environment, patient treatment rooms, and equipment) that demonstrates immediate readiness for treatment/care of the emergency or trauma patient.
• Active participation in the professional development of self and team members.

Registered Nurse Education:

• Minimum: Associate degree Applied Science in Nursing (two-year program) or equivalent formal training program.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree (BSN)

Registered Nurse Experience:

• Minimum: 1-2 years of Medical/Surgical experience
• Preferred: At least two years of Medical/Surgical or critical care experience

Licenses and Certifications:

• Licensed in the State of Kansas as a Registered Nurse in good standing.
• ACLS, PALS, and TNCC verified within 6 months of hiring.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Exceptional communication skills
• Exceptional organization and time management skills
• Computer skills related to Word, Excel, and Outlook