RN PRN 10P, Marshall Medical Centers North, ER, Nights

Huntsville Hospital Health System • Guntersville, AL

77d • Onsite

About The Position

A Emergency Department Nurse is a highly specialized health care professional who cares for a range of medical emergencies and clinic type patient care in the hospital environment for the purpose of recognizing, stabilizing and planning patient care activities and based on acuity of patients.

Requirements

• Graduation from a State Board of Nursing School RN program
• Licensure by the Alabama Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse
• BLS certification
• Certified within the first year and maintains ACLS certification
• Certified within the first year and maintains PALS certification
• Crisis Prevention Institute Training or equivalent (within first six months and every two years MMCN only)

Responsibilities

• Follow Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines
• Follow Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines
• Follow Basic Life Support (BLS) guidelines
• Crisis Prevention Institute Training (CPI)
• Orthopedic splinting
• Provide advanced cardiac care, including: Manual defibrillation, Synchronized cardioversion, Transcutaneous pacing, Perform Electrocardiogram monitoring, including 12-lead ECG
• Establish vascular access for medication administration and fluid resuscitation via several routes: Peripheral intravenous cannulation, EJ intravenous cannulation (with competency), Intraosseous cannulation (with competency)
• Utilize noninvasive diagnostic devices such as pulse oximetry; capnography
• Place a nasogastric tube and perform gastric suctioning
• Administer medications via intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, sublingual, endotracheal, rectal, and intraosseous routes
• Use of glucometer for diabetic patients
• Ventilator and IV pump management
• Administer a variety of medications
• Advanced Triage Nursing assessment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree