RN - Emergency Department - 7p-7a

About the role

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family. Akron General’s Level I Emergency Department offers the technology, expertise and staffing necessary to treat all injuries, regardless of severity. As an RN on this team, you will deliver exceptional care throughout the patient care journey. In this role, you will interact directly with patients and their families, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and provide healthcare education as needed. Here, you will gain extensive hands-on experience and exposure from a fast-paced and highly trained team of caregivers. This position offers you endless opportunities to enhance your skills and grow as a nurse.

Responsibilities

• Complete Emergency Department Assessment Data Base upon patient arrival, inclusive of psychosocial, educational and age specific needs of patient/family.
• Complete ongoing assessments according to departmental/unit policies and recognize significant changes in patient condition.
• Initiate an individualized plan of care based on assessment of patient needs and Emergency Department standards of care.
• Include plan for appropriate teaching for patient/family.
• Review individualized plan of care and goals with patient/family.
• Review and document care and discharge goals with physician and patient/family.
• Maintain a safe, comfortable environment for patients.
• Accurately administer and document IVs and medications according to established standards of care and policies and procedures.
• Appropriately intervene when changes in patient condition occur.
• Provide individualized and timely interventions in accordance with age specific needs and Department of Nursing/hospital policy.
• Accurately document nursing interventions and patient responses, in accordance with policy.
• Serve as patient/family advocate to facilitate patient care, communication and resolution of problems and ethical dilemmas.
• Evaluate current interventions and responses to plan of care.
• Evaluate and modify plan of care as necessary, based on assessment by other disciplines and patient response to nursing interventions, established age specific standards of care/expected patient outcomes.
• Establish priorities for delivery of patient care to individual patients and for assigned groups of patients.
• Participate in and document discharge planning.
• Communicate information in shift and unit reports regarding patient plan of care and current outcomes.
• Using appropriate chain of command, communicate information in a timely fashion to the Director, physician, or Nursing Coordinator regarding changes in patient condition and patient care/unit issues.
• Utilize research findings in clinical practice and/or participate in research activities.
• Assign/delegate appropriate patient care activities to other nursing caregivers based on patient needs and skill level/qualifications of staff members.
• Function in triage nurse positions according to established Emergency Department policy.
• Care for patients and family members during emergency or crisis situations in a calm and professional manner.
• Provide appropriate care for alleged rape/sexual assault and/or geriatric abuse victims utilizing established Emergency Department protocols.
• Initiate appropriate community referral for patients and families.
• Interact