Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position applies the nursing process in providing direct and indirect holistic care to patients and their families. The position also collaborates, in a collegial manner, with physicians and other health care team members in meeting the patient’s needs. This position may delegate certain aspects of care to those under their direct supervision, within the scope of nursing practice. The environment is a high-acuity environment with diverse and dynamic patient needs, fostering strong collaboration across the emergency care team. Opportunities for clinical advancement and specialty certification support are available, within a culture that values shared decision-making, safety, and excellence.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree or Diploma in Nursing.
BSN required within 5 years of hire.
Active Registered Nurse license.
BLS/CPR for Healthcare Providers.
Strong foundation in biological, physical, behavioral, and social nursing sciences.
Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing
New hires required to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire.
BLS/CPR (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers)
Registered Nurse
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs a various stages of the life cycle

Nice To Haves

More than 1 year full‑time or 2 years part‑time acute care experience.
Membership in related professional organizations.
Specialty certification (e.g., CEN, TNCC).
Preferred membership in related professional organization
RNs with more than 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time acute care experience
Preferred certification in specialty

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing patient and family assessments; document per TriHealth standards.
Develop, implement, and update individualized plans of care.
Provide safe, therapeutic nursing care while maintaining dignity and autonomy.
Recognize and respond to emergency and rapidly changing clinical situations.
Communicate effectively with providers and the care team.
Complete all assigned patient care and documentation within required timeframes.
Serve as a resource by sharing clinical knowledge and assisting with staff development.
Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patient and family. Completes initial assessment tool. Documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines. Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate. Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment.
Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes. Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways. Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs. Develops both short- and long-term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning. Communicates plan of care to others.
Provides a safe, therapeutic environment, maintains patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and is sensitive to patient diversity. Seeks resources to help formulate ethical decisions. Balances priorities of the patient's needs and those of the unit/facility. Recognizes emergency situations and takes appropriate action. Completes patient assignment including documentation within scheduled timeframe. Bases interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and documents accordingly. Trains/educates other staff and acts an expert resource in specialty area through abilities in existing and newer knowledge and skills. Effectively communicates and understands/executes physician orders.
Evaluates the plan of care for patient based on optimal specific patient outcomes. Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching. Collaborates with the patient/family and with other members of the health care team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed. Supervises the care that was delegated to other health care team members.
Performs technical skills according to policy and procedure and accepted standards within their area of practice. Safely administers medications/treatments and monitors their effects. Uses all equipment in a safe, appropriate manner.
Demonstrates organizations responsibilities: Identifies areas for self-improvement, functions in relief charge / resource role as requested, completes assignments within scheduled timeframes, cooperates with instructor to facilitate effective learning experiences for students, maintains current knowledge in area of practice, demonstrates knowledge of organizational and department changes.