ED Registered Nurse-All Shifts (PRN)

Wabash General Hospital•Mt Carmel, IL

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered ED Nurse is responsible for assessing the needs of each patient: infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric, using the nursing process. Plans the nursing care needed to meet those needs, including the spiritual, emotional, and physiological needs. Once planned, the RN is responsible to see that the plan of care is carried out through performance and/or leadership of subordinate personnel. The RN provides a range of patient care, including IV lines, catheters, nasal gastric tubes, application of splints and dressings, peripheral blood glucose monitors, O2 setups, cardiac care, and monitoring vital signs. Administers IV, IM and oral medications. Responsible for admission and discharge of patient along with patient and family teaching. Responds to codes and emergencies. Administers quality control, counts narcotics, updates patient charts, copies transfer papers, and reports patients’ condition to incoming shift. Notifies supervisor, doctor, and family of change in patient condition.

Requirements

Registered Nurse
Ability to assess needs of infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
Ability to plan and execute nursing care.
Proficiency in administering IV, IM and oral medications.
Experience with IV lines, catheters, nasal gastric tubes, splints, dressings, blood glucose monitors, and O2 setups.
Knowledge of cardiac care and vital sign monitoring.
Experience in patient admission and discharge.
Ability to provide patient and family teaching.
Ability to respond to codes and emergencies.
Experience with quality control, narcotic counts, chart updates, and transfer papers.
Ability to communicate changes in patient condition to supervisors, doctors, and families.

Responsibilities

Assess the needs of infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients using the nursing process.
Plan nursing care to meet spiritual, emotional, and physiological needs.
Carry out the plan of care through performance and/or leadership of subordinate personnel.
Provide patient care including IV lines, catheters, nasal gastric tubes, application of splints and dressings, peripheral blood glucose monitors, O2 setups, cardiac care, and monitoring vital signs.
Administer IV, IM and oral medications.
Manage admission and discharge of patients.
Provide patient and family teaching.
Respond to codes and emergencies.
Administer quality control.
Count narcotics.
Update patient charts.
Copy transfer papers.
Report patients’ condition to incoming shift.
Notify supervisor, doctor, and family of change in patient condition.