Free Standing Emergency Services Nurse
About The Position
As an Emergency Services Nurse at the San Tan Valley Satellite Emergency Department, you will take a leadership role in assessing patient and family health problems and resources and developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive nursing care plans. You will provide professional nursing care and interventions to acutely ill patients across age groups, from young adults through geriatrics, in a fast-paced, high-stress environment. You will triage patients, assess their conditions, administer medications and treatments, and collaborate with physicians, technicians, and support staff to provide timely interventions. You will monitor patient progress, educate patients and families about health management, maintain accurate documentation in accordance with hospital protocols, and advocate for patients. The role requires adapting promptly to changes in patient condition, notifying physicians using SBAR, completing nurse-to-nurse reports, and balancing clinical needs with patient comfort. It involves heavy physical demands.
Requirements
- Associate Degree in Nursing, nursing diploma, Bachelor of Nursing, or Master of Nursing.
- Arizona Registered Nurse credential.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
- American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification.
- Strong critical-thinking skills and excellent communication abilities.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure while delivering high-quality care.
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to recognize the limits of one’s scope of practice, seek multidisciplinary collaboration, and take accountability for decisions.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of Emergency Services experience.
Responsibilities
- Use emergency triage protocols to intake, discharge, or admit patients.
- Deliver stabilizing care to emergency patients of all ages as part of the emergency department team, adapting care as patient conditions change.
- Assess patient and family health problems and resources, and develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive nursing care plans.
- Assess patients and administer medications and treatments.
- Monitor patient progress and respond to changes in patient condition, including changes in laboratory results, vital signs, signs, and test values.
- Collaborate with physicians, technicians, support staff, and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure timely interventions.
- Educate patients and families about health management.
- Maintain accurate documentation in compliance with hospital protocols.
- Advocate for patients and balance their care needs with comfort.
- Use the SBAR format to notify physicians and perform nurse-to-nurse reports.
- Provide care that is sensitive to and consistent with patients’ cultural values, beliefs, and customs.
- Delegate tasks based on patient needs, potential for harm, patient stability, task complexity, outcome predictability, and the nurse’s scope of skill and practice.
Benefits
- Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days, providing debt relief and student loan assistance. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years; the provided description truncates the part-time benefit amount.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
