Emergency Services Registered Nurse

Coshocton Regional Medical Center • Coshocton, OH

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The nurse directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards in Telemetry. In the Emergency Department, the nurse is directly responsible and accountable for patient care, communicates changes in clinical condition and diagnostic results to physicians, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in the patient's condition or response to treatment. The role also requires knowledge of EMTALA regulations and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current certification.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current certification.
• Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintain current certification.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Minimum of one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting.
• For Paramedic Base Station ED facilities: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain current certification.
• For EDAP-certified facilities: Complete emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
• For non-OB facilities: NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintain current certification.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNNC) within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Emergency Department experience preferred.
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintain standards of professional nursing care in Telemetry.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to Emergency Department patients.
• Communicate changes in a patient's clinical condition, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to the physician.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Follow EMTALA requirements and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed