Emergency Room Registered Nurse - Full Time WKO 3P

About the role

To provide care to patients that present to the Emergency Department. Provide care to patients within the scope of practice of a Registered Nurse as defined by the Kentucky Board of Nursing.

Essential Functions

• Completes nursing HX and assessment accurately with in expected time frames
• Determines and delivers age appropriate care
• Delegates duties based on complexity of patient needs
• Utilization of critical thinking skills in prioritization of care
• Develops and prioritizes individualized plan of care
• Coordinates and collaborates plan of care with health care team
• Incorporates discharge planning needs in plan of care
• Documents interventions that are accurate, pertinent, timely, and legible
• Administers medication observing the "5 rights"
• Administers medication correctly based on patient's age, and clinical condition
• Performs skills and tasks required by unit expectations
• Provides safe environment
• Includes patient, caregivers, and disciplines in care, council and health teaching
• Demonstrates correct use and troubleshooting of equipment
• Evaluates the efficacy of plan of care
• Modifies based on patient's current condition
• Ability to supervise staff members who provide direct patient care
• Provides health care at the best value without compromising patient care
• Responsible and accountable for all actions
• Accurately completes Triage assessment of patient and assigns appropriate acuity category
• Completes all documents accurately in the Electronic Medical Record
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current Kentucky license or valid compact state license
• BLS certification – American Heart Association (Healthcare Provider) or American Red Cross (Healthcare Provider) required, must be current
• ACLS and PALS Certification preferred or within 90 days of employment or transfer to the department

A minimum of one year work experience in an acute care setting preferred.