Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse position performs a variety of nursing duties in caring for patients from minor treatment to acutely ill in a one-of-a-kind, free-standing outpatient facility, providing easy access to unscheduled care. This hyper-efficient delivery of Emergency Medicine Specialty Services combined with an outpatient facility efficiently provides high quality care that can yield lower ER visits, lower hospital admissions, and create savings.

Essential Job Functions

• Completion of orders on a variety of patients from minor treatment to acutely ill.
• Perform accurate triages and discharges of patients of all ages and be proficient at identifying patients with critical needs.
• Perform medication management in relation to administration, record maintenance, and storage. Must be able to accurately input patient discharge instructions and prescriptions into computer software.
• Perform quality splinting, dressing applications, and wound care.
• Perform EKG’s/cardiac monitoring with recognition of arrhythmias.
• Procedure preparation per organizational protocols (i.e., I&D, suture, pelvic, Lumbar Puncture, Chest Tubes, etc.).
• Communicate positively with all team members and patients.
• Proper delegation of duties to PCC’s, Lab Staff and Radiology Staff.
• Initiate Pre-MD evaluation orders when appropriate to expedite patient care.
• Utilize organizational specific software to reference old patient records and organizational protocols.
• Support the Facility Leader (FL) and Nurse Operations Manager (NOM) by being a positive team player.
• Follow the information security policies and management system, contributing to their effectiveness, and actively reporting on their performance.