TEMP Emergency Department RN (24Hr/Days)

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 evaluating nursing care for patients and coordinating nurses’ care activities with other health care disciplines.

Essential responsibilities

• Assessment: Performs accurate multi‑system assessments (biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self‑care, education, and discharge planning needs). Identifies deviations from normal on routine lab diagnostic tests. Reassesses patient throughout hospitalization and performs complete discharge assessment.
• Planning: Develops an individual nursing plan of care sensitive to the patient’s developmental needs. Coordinates patient care activities and discharge planning with hospital, clinic, and community agencies. Develops and documents patient teaching plans. Delegates patient care activities appropriately, establishes priorities, and classifies acuity level of assigned patients.
• Implementation: Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for medical and/or surgical patients. Executes the physician’s plan of care, documents accurately in the EMR, and follows policy and procedure. Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach, performs required procedures, uses teaching plans for patient education, calculates and administers medications, and responds to emergency situations.
• Evaluation: Evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patient response to treatment. Participates in unit quality‑assurance activities.

Basic qualifications

• Experience:
  • 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 ED.
• Education:
  • Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• License, certification, registration:
  • Registered Nurse license (Oregon).
  • Basic Life Support required at hire.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course within 6 months of hire or Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hire.
  • NIH Stroke Scale Certificate within 3 months of hire.

Additional requirements

• Computer keyboarding skills.
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course.

Preferred qualifications

• Previous health‑care experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or related field.
• CEN (Certified Emergency Nurse) preferred.
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and interpret cardiac dysrhythmias preferred.
• Desire and ability to function within the nursing process and professional standards.
• Effective communication and interpersonal relationship skills preferred.