Acute Care RN - Emergency Room - FT - Night

Stormont Vail Health • Topeka, KS

128d

About The Position

Emergency nursing is a specialty within the nursing profession that encompasses the care of individuals across the life span who present with physical, emotional, or psychological alterations of health. Emergency nursing care is episodic, primary, and typically emergent or acute, but it also may be chronic in nature and occurs in a variety of care settings. Emergency nursing encompasses care that ranges from non-urgent to critical, addressing crisis intervention, forensic, palliative, and end-of-life issues. It includes the care of patients of all ages and health conditions. Emergency nurses have adapted nursing process to include triage as a component of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of human responses when caring for patients.

Requirements

• Bachelors of Science: Nursing (BSN)
• Registered Nurse - KSBN
• Basic Life Support - BLS must have within 90 days of hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support - PALS required within 90 days of hire.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - ACLS required within 90 days of hire.
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course - ENPC required within one year of hire.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course - TNCC required within one year of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Emergency Nurse - BCEN - Magnet
• Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse - BCEN - Magnet

Responsibilities

• Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient, situation, or setting.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential problems, and issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or situation.
• Develops a collaborative plan encompassing strategies to achieve expected outcomes.
• Implements identified plan through coordination of care and employs strategies to promote health and wellness.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
• Delivers professional nursing care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring.
• Promotes a mutually respectful environment that encourages the exchange of ideas and supports the effectiveness of professional relationships.
• Demonstrates advocacy in all roles and settings.
• Practices Diversity, Equity and Inclusion principles in their daily work.
• Communicates effectively in all areas of professional practice.
• Mentors nurses new to their role for the purpose of ensuring successful enculturation, orientation, competence, and emotional support.
• Supports students to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Commits to lifelong learning through critical thinking, self-reflection, and inquiry for personal growth and development.
• Demonstrates willingness to participate and lead nursing practice in process evolution.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees