Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - Full-Time - 11am - 11:30pm Monday thru Friday & every 3rd weekend

About the role

This position involves providing a full range of delegated, interdependent, and independent nursing services to patients within the framework of the Seven Dimensions of Patient Care and Benner's Domains of Nursing Practice. The role requires the ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care provided to patients.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development of a multi-disciplinary plan of care in accordance with Nursing Problem Care Sets (Core Outcomes and Core Intervention Sets) and/or clinical practice guidelines, age-specific requirements, and professional and regulatory requirements.
• Assess patient/family needs for information and education across the continuum, plan and implement patient teaching using a variety of techniques and methods, and evaluate effectiveness of educational interventions.
• Help to alleviate patient fears and anxiety through skilful application of professional and interpersonal communication.
• Utilize a variety of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to ensure patient comfort and relief of pain.
• Involves patient, family, significant others in development of plan of care.
• Collaborate with patient/family, hospital staff, and community agencies to develop discharge plans that prepare patients for continued care needs.
• Perform basic nursing procedures such as dressing change, catheterization, NG tube insertion, suctioning, and administer medications, IVs, and blood products.
• Monitor, document, and report patient responses to interventions and progress toward outcomes.
• Ensure appropriate follow-up arrangements and discharge instructions are given to all CHF patients.
• Communicate with other professionals/departments and physician staff to ensure appropriate progress of patients through the system.
• Maintain a physically safe environment for the patient including the use and documentation of restraints according to policy.
• Support organizational, nursing department, and unit strategic goals and activities; participate in department and unit-based council/staff activities meetings.

Qualifications

Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing obtained within 2 months (60 days) of hire date or transfer date required.

Certified BLS provider specializing in Basic Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained with 3 months (90 days) of hire date or transfer date required.