Registered Nurse; RN - Emergency Department; ED - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Overview

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• Additional Lvl 1 Trauma Pay Incentive
• Flexible Schedule to live the life you deserve
• Referral Bonus programs
• Paid Time Off
• Excellent Health Benefits (UMR)
• Unlimited Tuition Reimbursement through Guild Education (18 month commitment)

• Full Time:
  Scheduled for 36 Weekly Hours
• Shift Time: 7pm - 7am
• Scheduled shifts every other weekend

The Emergency Department (ED) Registered Nurse (RN) provides, coordinates, plans, and evaluates nursing care, and supervises licensed and unlicensed associates in nursing care delivery within established nursing procedures, professional standards, and organizational policies/philosophies. The ED RN demonstrates the ability to care for a group of patients in a fast-paced, high intensity setting as part of an interprofessional team focused on achieving the best individual patient and population outcomes.

The ED RN is responsible for modeling core cultural and safety behaviors to eliminate preventable harm, ensure worker safety and a safe, high quality experience of care.

• In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyzes assessment data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment and evaluates treatment effectiveness.
• Administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures.
• Serves as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments.
• Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department.
• Manages and meets the physical and emotional demands of emergency nursing care.
• Applies knowledge of contemporary emergency nursing practice and future innovations.
• Applies nursing practice to the care of individuals across the lifespan with various conditions requiring care; includes medical illness, trauma, pediatric, gerontologic care, injury prevention, women’s health, mental health issues, and life/life-saving measures.
• Collaborates with outside agencies in coordinating care (e.g., protective agencies, law enforcement, EMS, transfer centers, pharmacies).
• Understands emergency nursing care is episodic, primary, typically short-term, and occurs in a variety of settings.

Note:

This document is not exhaustive; employees may be required to perform other duties as directed.

• Current RN License in state of work or compact state (required)
• BLS (preferred upon hire; must obtain prior to direct patient care)
• ACLS (preferred)
• PALS (preferred)
• NPR Neonatal Resuscitation Program (preferred)
• TNCC Trauma Nursing Core Course (preferred)

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

• 1 year of RN experience (required)
• Recent Emergency Department or Critical Care experience (preferred)

• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training (preferred)

• Assigns patient care according to nursing scope and staff competencies
• Orients and educates nursing staff based on quality indicators and outcomes
• Provides evidence-based patient care per current standards
• Performs comprehensive assessment of patient condition and psychosocial needs
• Develops, implements, and prioritizes plan of care
• Communicates effectively with patients and families; collaborates with care team
• Demonstrates professionalism, cultural sensitivity, and resilience in emergencies
• Protects patient safety and privacy; uses office and clinical technologies appropriately
• Ability to triage, stabilize, and respond to emergencies; supports disaster preparedness

Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads; may be exposed to physical altercations and verbal abuse; may use restraints; may be exposed to high noise and bright lights; exposure to hazardous substances or body fluids; infection control precautions required.