RN-72 HOUR

Covenant Health•Oak Ridge, TN

23h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse, Emergency Room assumes direct responsibility, accountability, and authority for the nursing care of assigned patients. The role assesses patients’ physiological and psychosocial problems and needs, develops individualized plans of care with measurable outcomes, and ensures that those plans align with the medical plan and accepted standards of nursing care and practice. The nurse makes assignments to team members using patient acuity data and remains accountable for team members under their direction. Nursing care must comply with current hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and regulations, and the nurse demonstrates infection-control principles to help ensure the safety of patients, staff, and visitors. The nurse participates in orienting new personnel and assists clinical instructors in learning experiences for nursing students. The plan of care for each assigned patient must be reviewed and/or revised and documented at least every 24 hours. The position requires safe, efficient, competent care and competency in unit-specific functions, skills, and standards. The position is normally scheduled for three 12-hour shifts per week, including every other weekend. It is full-time, paid for hours worked, and includes full-time benefits.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Knowledge of the etiology, pathophysiology, and prognosis of illnesses and health problems; the nursing process; the management process; current developments in nursing; and hospital functions, policies, procedures, and regulations as they relate to nursing service.
For staff involved in caring for age-specific groups, knowledge of the biopsychosocial needs of adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients; where applicable, special knowledge of pediatric and geriatric growth and development needs.
Current Registered Nurse license from the Tennessee Board of Nursing, or a temporary permit to practice.
Current certification, or scheduled certification or recertification training according to department guidelines, in the life support programs specific to the unit(s) worked, such as CPR, ACLS, or NALS.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of self or others.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in the department specialty is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess and identify patients’ physiological and psychosocial problems and needs.
Develop an individualized nursing care plan for each patient with goals stated as measurable outcomes.
Ensure nursing care plans are consistent with medical plans and accepted current standards of care and practice.
Assign work to team members using patient acuity data and maintain accountability for team members under the nurse’s direction.
Ensure nursing care complies with current hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and regulations.
Demonstrate infection-control principles and collaborate with the infection control nurse to ensure the safety of patients, staff, and visitors.
Participate in orienting new personnel.
Assist clinical instructors in providing learning experiences for nursing students.
Document review and/or revision of each assigned patient’s plan of care at least every 24 hours.
Provide safe, efficient, competent care and demonstrate competency in unit-specific functions, skills, and standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.