Employee Name:             

Job Code/Title: Registered Nurse Emergency Department

Department Name: Nursing

Reports To (Title): Nurse Supervisor

FLSA: Non-Exempt            

Summary: Responsible for maintaining care standards in the emergency room. Able to assess patients quickly, prioritize, and assist in minor procedures. Manage patient check-in process, performance of triage work for doctors.

Essential Functions:

A:        Job Specific

• Undertakes a comprehensive and accurate emergency nursing assessment of clients using suitable assessment tools underpinned by evidence-based knowledge. 
• Critical thinking to intervene with appropriate intervention for urgent/emergent care. Care of the acute and chronically ill patients. 
• Basic IV and central line skills. 
• Identifying and managing life-sustaining physiologic functions in unstable patients.  
• Ability to read and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, and hospital policies. 
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from co-workers, patients and the general public. 
• Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality per policy. 
• Collects current symptoms, as well as a detailed patient history and then consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans. 
• Initiate patient education plan, as prescribed by physician. Teaches patients and significant others how to manage their illness/injury, by explaining: post-treatment home care needs, diet/nutrition/exercise programs, self-administration of medication and rehabilitation, as well as provides referrals to other healthcare professionals for follow-up treatment.  
• Prepares and administers (orally, subcutaneously, through an IV) and records prescribed medications. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed registered nurse. 
• Maintains proper supplies and appropriate medical equipment to care for patients. 
• Displays professionalism while completing multiple urgent tasks in a timely manner. 
• Maintains an attractive and comfortable environment for patients with special consideration to cleanliness of rooms, equipment and ongoing cleaning of the center

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B:  Company Specific

DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

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This job has special vision requirements.

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¨Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

¨Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)

q Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

q Peripheral Vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)

q Depth Perception (three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

¨Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

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1. This job has special hearing requirements.

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¨Ability to hear alarms on equipment

¨Ability to hear client call

¨Ability to hear instructions from physician/department staff

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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Qualifications:

            Education: Bachelor or Associates of Science in Nursing preferred.  Additional state

                                requirements as applicable. Graduate of an accredited nursing program                              

             Licenses/Certification: Registered Nurse in the State.  BLS, ACLS and PALS

             Experience: two-year emergency room experience in a hospital setting or equivalent       

                                 experience
 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.