ME - ED RN - Nights (7p-7a)

Carenest Health Services•Lincoln, ME

About The Position

The Emergency Department Registered Nurse provides age-appropriate nursing care, from initial assessment through discharge and follow-up. The nurse identifies care priorities, develops and implements plans based on patient needs and physician orders, carries out appropriate nursing interventions, monitors responses to medication, and documents care according to hospital standards and policies. The role involves communicating patient status and care-plan changes to the healthcare team, participating in multidisciplinary meetings and bedside rounds, and educating patients and families. The nurse helps maintain a safe care environment, ensures supplies and equipment are available and in safe working order, and promptly reports safety or legality concerns to the nursing manager. The position also supports quality improvement, emergency and disaster preparedness, and the hospital’s response to real emergency events within the employee’s professional and personal ability. The schedule is nights, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Requirements

Current Maine nursing license or compact nursing license.
Current, unexpired certifications.
BLS certification.
Ability to problem solve.
Critical-thinking skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of nursing assessment and skills for all age groups.
Required immunization documentation: varicella two doses or titer; Hepatitis B three doses or titer, or declination; MMR two doses or titer; Tdap; and a two-step PPD or titer within the past 12 months. Hepatitis B is the only immunization for which declination is accepted.
Flu shot during flu season.
Agency W-9 and certificates of insurance for workers’ compensation and liability coverage of $1 million/$3 million.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, stooping, crouching, bending, reaching, balancing, pushing patients in wheelchairs and stretchers, and lifting up to 30 pounds.
Visual and hearing acuity sufficient to assess patients.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
ACLS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform initial age-appropriate nursing assessments, ongoing reassessments, and discharge assessments to identify patient needs.
Identify priorities for nursing care and develop and implement care plans based on patient needs and physician orders.
Carry out appropriate nursing interventions to achieve patient goals.
Communicate care activities, current patient status, and changes to plans of care to healthcare team members.
Document patient care in accordance with established standards, hospital policies, and procedures, and initiate supplemental nursing notes when appropriate.
Assist with patient charges.
Provide care in accordance with hospital policies and procedures and within the scope of the state Nursing Practice Act.
Maintain a physical environment that supports patient and staff safety and wellness.
Ensure supplies and equipment are available and in safe working order.
Promptly report questionable safety or legality situations to the nursing manager.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills to implement procedures during internal or external disasters.
Use knowledge of drug administration and effects, consult appropriate drug references, administer medication using the five rights through med verify, and evaluate patient responses.
Assess patient and family education needs and provide teaching as indicated.
Complete discharge plans and ensure patients and families understand them.
Conduct follow-up calls to patients.
Assess nursing care throughout the shift.
Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and bedside rounds with the hospitalist and case manager.
Represent the hospital and its employees through professional behavior.
Participate in the hospital-wide Quality Improvement Program, support department-specific initiatives, recommend process improvements, report quality issues, and maintain a focus on quality improvement and organizational excellence.
Participate in emergency and disaster preparedness planning and drills as requested, and respond to actual events within professional and personal ability.