Agency RN - Emergency Department
About The Position
EAMC MISSION At East Alabama Medical Center, our mission is high quality, compassionate health care, and that statement guides everything we do. We set high standards for customer service, quality, and keeping costs under control. POSITION SUMMARY The registered nurse is responsible for assessing, evaluating, and delegating the delivery of skilled patient care. The focus of assessment and intervention based on a presenting chief complaint and acuity is a specialized approach unique to the emergency nurse. ED nurses work in a stressful, fast-paced, time constrained environment where they integrate evidence-based knowledge, make rapid assessments, make critical decisions, and preform life-saving interventions, all while using prioritization and multitasking. ED nurses require a skill set that is beyond that of a traditional nurse. This skill set is specific to our environment and includes the care of a wide variety of patients. The ED nurse should be competent in caring for patients across the age continuum and requires fluid and continuous process of education, skill refinement, knowledge procurement, and risk recognition. The ED nurse has continuous interaction with physicians, patients, family members, other care areas, and management. The ED nurse is held to the ANA code of ethics and is held accountable for the improvement of patient care. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION $65/hr 13 week contract No benefits Expectation to work every other weekend and 7 shifts per pay period (3 shifts one week and 4 shifts the next week) POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Education Graduate of a school of nursing Minimum Experience N/A Required Registration/License/Certification Registered Nursing License ACLS required within 12 months of DOH or transfer BLS obtained within 90 days of hire or transfer PALS must be obtained within 12 months of DOH/Transfer. Preferred Education N/A Preferred Experience Two years of critical care or emergency department nursing experience. Preferred Registration/License/Certification ENPC TNCC required within 18 months of DOH/Transfer Other Requirements N/A
Requirements
- Graduate of a school of nursing
- Registered Nursing License
- ACLS required within 12 months of DOH or transfer
- BLS obtained within 90 days of hire or transfer
- PALS must be obtained within 12 months of DOH/Transfer
- Expectation to work every other weekend and 7 shifts per pay period (3 shifts one week and 4 shifts the next week)
Nice To Haves
- Two years of critical care or emergency department nursing experience.
- ENPC TNCC required within 18 months of DOH/Transfer
Responsibilities
- assessing
- evaluating
- delegating the delivery of skilled patient care
- integrate evidence-based knowledge
- make rapid assessments
- make critical decisions
- preform life-saving interventions
- prioritization and multitasking
- caring for patients across the age continuum
- continuous interaction with physicians, patients, family members, other care areas, and management
- held accountable for the improvement of patient care
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
