RN - HK - ER - FT - Shift 1

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients, implements department protocols and provides appropriate nursing interventions and on-going assessment.
• Implements life support procedures in emergency situation.
• Facilitates patient flow in the department.
• Promotes cost consciousness by directing patients to D/C area for collections and using supplies wisely.
• Treats all patients, families, co-workers and physicians in a customer friendly manner, actively giving information to patient and family, providing comfort measures, maintaining clean work environment and calling patients for follow up as assigned.
• Maintains accurate records, legibly documents and reports patient care and charges, time of triage, time placed on bed, and time discharged from Emergency Services.
• Documents and discharges patients giving appropriate teaching information and referrals.

Qualifications

• Current Alabama RN license or a current RN multi-state license.
• Prior critical care or emergency room experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly.
• Knowledge of all equipment and materials required for procedures described in the Emergency Care Center Policy/Procedure Manual and Nursing Service Procedure Manual.
• BCLS, ACLS, PALS and department specific competencies must be maintained.
• TNCC is preferred.
• BLS must be obtained within 90 days of employment.
• ACLs and PALS must be obtained within the first year of employment.