RN, Critical Care Nurse Clinician - East Hospital - Emergency Department - Full-time - Nights

About the role

A highly skilled registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center who is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of patients being seen and treated at Erlanger. Serves as a clinical resource to nursing, medical, and ancillary staff. Responds to in house codes, Rapid Response Alerts, Code Strokes, Code STEMI's and assists with transferring critically ill patients to the ICU. Responsible for rapidly triaging patients to determine treatment options. Coordinates with physicians on plan of care in an attempt to facilitate care and decrease in-house codes. Uses effective and constructive communication skills to convey evidence based practice at the bedside. May act as a project lead for department objectives and/or process improvement. May provide input and facilitates implementation of the emergency department's goals and objectives. Assists with orientation, competencies, and continuing education for staff. Actively participates in the evaluation of clinical staff under the direction of unit leadership. Participates in regular staff meetings and assists with recruitment and retention of clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise and continuity of care for critically ill and injured patients.
• Collaborate with physicians to organize care delivery and facilitate patient flow through the system.
• Provide input in the development of standardized procedures and guidelines designed to improve patient care and outcomes.
• Assist in meeting health system goals and objectives.
• Participate in educational projects, including in-services with nursing staff (ACLS, TNCC, BLS, Annual credentialing, ATLS, etc.).
• Assist in recruitment and retention of staff on the unit and onboarding of new staff.
• Identify and monitor staff to develop as clinical resource nurses.
• Facilitate open and effective communication with ancillary departments and medical staff.
• Communicate areas of concern appropriately to leadership and actively identify solutions for correction.
• Utilize appropriate delegation of tasks based on skill level of individuals.
• Participate in injury prevention efforts coordinated through the Trauma Program.
• Collaborate with the Trauma Registrar and Trauma Program Manager to extract data and input data into NTRACS.

Education

• Required: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Experience

• Required: Minimum of 2 years of clinical nursing experience in adult ICU and/or adult ED.
• Evidence of leadership abilities required.
• Preferred: Previous case management, quality improvement and/or discharge planning experience.

Position Requirements

• Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee.
• De-escalation training.
• BLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and maintained going forward.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) upon hire.
• Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) certification and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) within 6 months.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 6 months.
• Certification by specialty within 1 year of exam eligibility for area of practice.
• Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.

Preferred Certifications

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) instructor.
• Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) instructor or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) instructor.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) instructor.
• Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) certification.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) instructor.