Emergency Room RN - 1+ year contract

Georgia Medical Staffing•Cleveland, OH

17h•$75 - $75•Onsite

About The Position

This position offers an opportunity to make a difference working with the Veteran population in the emergency department at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. The Emergency Department (ED) features 28 rooms, comprising 24 medical and 4 psychiatric rooms, and operates 24/7 to provide immediate, unscheduled medical care for acute illnesses and injuries. Patients are triaged based on the severity of their condition, prioritizing those with life-threatening issues. The ED handles a comprehensive range of medical emergencies, from minor injuries like broken bones and allergic reactions to critical events such as heart attacks, strokes, and severe trauma. Registered Nurses (RNs) in this department perform critical duties including patient triage, medication administration, procedure execution, vital sign monitoring, and providing essential support to patients and their families. RNs are expected to make rapid, informed decisions, collaborate effectively with other healthcare professionals, and meticulously maintain patient records within a fast-paced environment to deliver immediate care for a wide array of injuries and illnesses.

Requirements

BSN
OH nursing licensure or compact multi-state license
Minimum of 2 years direct patient experience, within the last 3 years
BLS
ACLS

Nice To Haves

VA experience desirable, but not required

Responsibilities

Perform critical care nursing to Intensive Care Unit patients.
Performs scrub and circulating duties in the Emergency Department.
Obtain patient history and pertinent family history.
Assess patients and plan appropriate nursing care.
Document plan of care and care given in patient's medical record.
Verify transcription of physician's orders, no verbal orders are to be accepted.
Carry out prescribed physician's orders and document inpatient medical records.
Communicate pertinent patient data to charge nurse and/or physician as appropriate.
Re-assess patient's condition and revise plans of care based on identified nursing problem.
Administer medications and Intravenous (IV) therapies.
Possess knowledge of actions and usual dosages of most commonly used emergency drugs and their location on crash cart.
Assess and document patient response to medication that have been administered.
Be able to interpret cardiac rhythms and their implications.
Reorganize and initiate appropriate measures in emergencies/therapies and surgical/diagnostic procedures that shall be accomplished.
Instruct patient/family regarding prescribed medications/therapies and surgical/diagnostic procedures that shall be accomplished.
Assess patient/family knowledge level, implement plan of instructions and record patient/family demonstrated level of understanding.
Operate defibrillator, EKG machines and cardiac monitor and other emergency technical equipment.
Participate in discharge planning, as appropriate.
Be able to initiate life saving measures in the absence of physicians.
Assure content and correctness of a prepared report and sign the document to validate its content.
Maintain neat, personal appearance and maintain professional decorum.
Consistently, apply VA customer service standards, demonstrating helpful, courteous, and respectful conduct at all times.
Respect patient's rights, including but not limited to visual and auditory privacy.
May accept a verbal order in compliance with the facility policy.
Intake and output is assessed every shift, and more frequently if indicated by specific standard nursing drug care.
Reviews all laboratory data, and electronic medical records.
Shall perform central line and ventilator care in compliance with LSCVAMC policy.
Perform skin assessment and initiate measures to prevent Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer (HAPU).
Ensures that medication orders from the previous shift have been noted and either carried out or transcribed onto the medical records appropriately.
Carry out prescribed physician orders and document in patient's medical record.
Recognize and initiate appropriate measures in emergencies and assist with surgical/diagnostic procedures.
Care for patients with a variety of catheters and prostheses.
Perform skin assessment and initiate measures to prevent HAPU.
Participate in discharge planning.
Be able to initiate life saving measures in the absence of a physician.
Maintain neat and clean personal appearance with professional decorum.
Consistently, apply VA customer service standards, demonstrating helpful, courteous, and respectful conduct at all times.
Respect patient rights, including but not limited to visual and auditory privacy.