Registered Nurse- Emergency Department

Beloit Health System•Beloit, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Beloit Health System has an immediate opening for a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at Beloit Memorial Hospital. This role involves completing nursing duties such as working triage, assessing, and caring for critically ill and trauma patients. The ED nurse is responsible for recognizing and effectively treating life-threatening conditions, delivering patient care using the nursing process (assessment, triage, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation) in accordance with Wisconsin state licensures, policies, procedures, and evidence-based standards of care. ED nurses are expected to think critically, remain calm under pressure, demonstrate patience and empathy, and interact effectively with patients and their significant others while maintaining professional nursing standards.

Requirements

Graduate of accredited school of nursing
ADN, Diploma, BSN, or MSN degree acceptable
State of Wisconsin nursing licensure or permit required
State of Illinois nursing licensure or permit required (NorthPointe)
Must be CPR certified within three months of hire
Successful ACLS completion within six months of hire
Successful PALS completion within one year of hire
Ability to interpret, adapt and apply the proper procedure to Beloit Health System policies
Possess the training, knowledge, and skills necessary to perform the following activities for patients of following age groups: neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric
Adhere to corporate values and defined work habits of Beloit Health System
Keep personal medical information about patients confidential
Participate in an education program (24 continuing education units required annually, and educated needed for job duties) and continually seek personal development
Successful completion of a pre-placement physical examination
Involved physical effort that includes a full range of body motion which includes standing, walking for extensive periods
Assist with lifting patients up to 25 pounds of weight, pushing transport carts ranging in weight of 50-200 pounds
Manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination
Ability to see and hear at a level sufficient to perform job duties with or without reasonable accommodation
Ability to speak clearly and distinctly and to interact positively with patients, peers, and the public
Ability to carry up to 15 pounds
Ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions
Requires sometimes working in stressful conditions or irregular hours
Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids

Nice To Haves

TNCC or TNS highly recommended

Responsibilities

Complete nursing duties which will include working triage, assessing and caring for critically ill patients, and working with trauma patients
Care for people who are sick, injured, disabled, and suffer various types of illness or trauma requiring emergency attention
Recognize and effectively treat life-threatening conditions
Deliver care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, triage, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, in accordance with Wisconsin state licensures, policies, procedures, and evidence-based standards of care
Critically think, be calm under pressure, show patience and empathy, effectively interact with patients and significant others, while maintaining the standard of professional nursing
Comply with all legal and safety requirements
Abide by all hospital rules, regulations, and policies
Perform triage, while considering both physical and psychological elements
Manage multiple cases simultaneously, prioritizing needs continually
Collect current symptoms, as well as detailed patient history and consults and coordinates with the ED healthcare team
Detect changes in symptoms, health or pain, and know when action is necessary
Manage basic life support needs and stabilize patients until the physician is available based on policies, protocols, and standards of care
Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient charts including vital signs and patient assessments
Initiate corrective action whenever the information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomology
Work directly under the physicians and licensed providers, assisting during exams, diagnostic testing, and treatments
Prepare and administer medication as prescribed and records the administered medications
Report adverse reactions to medications or treatments following the policy regarding the administration of medications
Provide basic bedside nursing care
Report any suspected abuse to appropriate agencies
Collaborate professionally with the agencies involved with the Emergency Department
Collaborate with EMS/paramedics in the care of a patient and provides a professional, respectful, and educational working environment
Maintain proper supplies and adequate medical equipment to care for patients
Display professionalism with completing multiple urgent tasks promptly
Initiate patient education as prescribed by the physician or licensed provider to include teaching patients and significant others about illness/injury, by explaining post-treatment homecare needs, diet/nutrition/exercise, self-administering medication, and rehabilitation, as well as providing referral information for follow-up treatment
Record all care information concisely, accurately, and entirely, in a timely manner in the appropriate format and on appropriate forms or in the electronic health record
Deal with patients and families in various states of illness, pain, trauma, shock, and tragedy
Attend medical emergencies in the hospital and on hospital grounds per policy
May be called in the event of a disaster or large-scale situation
Assist with staffing NorthPointe Immediate Care
Actively participate in quality improvement in the department (committee, education, department-specific goals, and requirements)
Attend all required training and continuing education events
Adhere to corporate values and defined work habits of Beloit Health System
Keep personal medical information about patients confidential
Perform other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting