Emergency Room RN, (36hrs, Nights)

About the role

Under general supervision and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluation nursing care for patients and coordinating nurses care activities with other health care disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: Performs accurate multi-system assessments, including biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, education needs and discharge planning needs; identifies deviations from normal on routine lab diagnostic tests; reassesses patient throughout hospitalization; performs complete discharge assessment.
• Planning: Develops an individual nursing plan of care sensitive to developmental needs; coordinates patient care activities and discharge planning with other hospital and clinic departments and community agencies; develops patient teaching plan and documents on care plan or teaching plan; appropriately delegates patient care activities based on patient condition and scope of practice; establishes priorities for patient care; classifies acuity level of assigned patients.
• Implementation: Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for management of medical and/or surgical patient; bases nursing care on protocol; correctly carries out physicians plan of care; accurately documents in EMR; documents care according to policy and procedure; utilizes multidisciplinary approach when appropriate; performs all necessary procedures correctly; utilizes available teaching plans for patient teaching needs; accurately calculates and administers medications; initiates appropriate measures in emergency situations.
• Evaluation: Evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patient response to treatment; participates in unit quality assurance activities.

Requirements

Minimum nine (9) months of RN experience; one (1) year of current ED experience or successful completion of the Kaiser Permanente New Grad Internship Program in the Emergency Department.

Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

License, Certification, Registration: Basic Life Support required at hire; Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course within 6 months of hire OR Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hire; Registered Nurse License (Oregon); Advanced Cardiac Life Support; NIH Stroke Scale Certificate within 3 months of hire.

Additional requirements: Computer keyboarding skills; external hires must pass a background check/drug screen.

Qualifications

• Previous health care experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or related field.
• CEN preferred.
• TNCC preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and interpret cardiac dysrhythmias preferred.

Skills

• Desire and ability to function within the nursing process.
• Desire and ability to function within professional and personnel standards.
• Ability to use and apply effective communication and interpersonal relationship skills.