Emergency Department - Registered Nurse - Full Time - Nights

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates the unit specific skills requisite for assigned service area.
• Integrates various aspects of specific knowledge for the patient populations served within unit area of hire: applies knowledge of expected norms in planning interventions.
• Demonstrates integration of knowledge, skills, and abilities for the patient populations served in unit of care.
• Maintains compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws, regulations, and policies governing the provision of health care.
• Provides nursing care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process and within the framework of the Department of Nursing Standards of Patient Care and Specialty Specific Standards of Patient Care.
• Assumes leadership responsibilities, which includes delegation of work to other levels of employees.
• Develops and maintains human care relationships & integrates the influence of the human experience of health, illness &/or healing.
• Adapts care for diverse populations, assists colleagues with care delivery, refers all concerns/issues to appropriate resource.
• Incorporates teaching in delivery of care and demonstrates competence in health promotion & disease prevention.
• Provides information to patient family appropriately, assesses for barriers to learning, uses colleagues as a learning resource.
• Manages self and resources effectively. Organizes multitask workload, accepts changes in assignment, utilizes supplies appropriately, requests assistance appropriately.
• Applies leadership skills appropriately. Coordinates care within the multi-diciplinary team, interacts in a professional manner, communicates directly, verbalizes scope of practice for self and others.
• Supports the organizational values: Compassion and respect for Human Dignity, Commitment to Professional Competence, Commitment to a spirit of service, Honesty, Confidentiality, and Good Stewardship careful administration.
• Critical Care Transport: Provide direct patient care to the ill and injured during the transport along with the EMS transport and treatment protocols.
• Functions under written and standing orders of the transferring physician.
• Performs assessments, treats and monitors patients during inter-facility transports.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree (or certification equilavent).
• Minimum of one year experience preferred.
• Current Vermont licensure and BLS.