What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse (RN) Emergency Department position at McPherson Hospital, Inc.?
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:
Minimum:
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)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Minimum:
- Associate degree Applied Science in Nursing (two-year program) or equivalent formal training program.
- Preferred:
- Bachelor’s Degree (BSN)
Minimum:
- 1-2 years of Medical/Surgical experience
- At least two years of Medical/Surgical or critical care experience
- Licensed in the State of Kansas as a Registered Nurse in good standing.
- ACLS, PALS, and TNCC verified within 6 months of hiring.
- Exceptional communication skills
- Exceptional organization and time management skills
- Computer skills related to Word, Excel, and Outlook