What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room - Night Shift position at Crawford County Memorial Hospital?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assesses and diagnoses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care to
assigned patients. - Develops, discusses and communicates a realistic problem list (plan of care) for each
patient, in collaboration with each patient/family/significant other in order to address
all identified needs. - Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan of care,
nursing interventions and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient. - Evaluates the identified problems, care provided, and patent’s responses are
reassessed in order to meet patient and family needs to assure overall quality of care
delivered. - Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure
the integration of information for use by the health care team, in order to assure quality
care. - Maintains current knowledge/certification/licensure. Pursues professional growth and
development. - Functions as a role model for current and new staff.
- Performs all responsibilities/duties required by the emergency unit/critical care division
as defined in the scope of service, to assure that the unique nature of the patient is
addressed. This includes but is not limited to the age of the patient served.