Registered Nurse - Emergency - Full Time - Nights

Best Care•Council Bluffs, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Nebraska Methodist Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse for their Emergency Department. This is a full-time night position. The role involves providing quality care to patients and families, performing assessments, developing and implementing care plans, administering medications, and evaluating patient responses. The nurse will also perform technical skills, maintain professional behavior, and initiate actions to minimize risks to patients. The position requires adherence to age-specific care criteria and collaboration with physicians and other clinical disciplines. The nurse is expected to maintain competence in their area of experience and participate in performance improvement activities.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) License, valid compact multistate license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
2 years of experience in an ER/Critical Care setting required.
NIH Stroke Scale training required at hire or within 6 months of hire.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
Maintain current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification required within 6 months of hire.
Maintain current American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification required within 6 months of hire.
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) required within one year of hire.
Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients, family members, hospital personnel, and co-workers.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments.
Ability to learn, retain, and utilize computer skills that are required for department and hospital information system.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing preferred.
Preferred: core certification related to area of specialty from National Certification Corporation (NCC) within 1 year of eligibility.

Responsibilities

Provides appropriate care specific to the age and population of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.
Performs an initial and ongoing assessment to determine the assigned patient's ongoing nursing care needs. Includes data from the patient/significant other(s) in the assessment as appropriate.
Develops/reviews/revises and individualizes the plan of care to address the patient's nursing care needs for optimum patient care outcomes.
Implements interventions that are consistent with the established plan of care in a safe and appropriate manner.
Evaluates patient care to determine response to care/interventions for optimal patient outcome.
Performs technical skills competently and independently to assure patient safety (autonomy).
Maintains a professional behavior in attitude, demeanor, interactions to achieve organization's mission.
Initiates action to correct, prevent, and/or minimize risk(s) to the patient, family or hospital employees (e.g., falls, needle sticks, patient concerns).
Reviews, delegates and evaluates plans for appropriate utilization of staff at all levels of practice in accordance with the provision of the state's Nurse Practice Act and the Professional Standards of Practice.