Registered Nurse - Diley Ridge - Emergency Dept - Full Time Days

Trinity Health•Canal Winchester, OH

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Emergency Department at Diley Ridge Medical Center, a medical complex affiliated with Mount Carmel and Fairfield Medical Center that provides emergency, inpatient, and diagnostic services. The role delivers compassionate, professional, personalized care in a collaborative setting, attending to patients’ emotional, social, and spiritual needs. Nurses are expected to communicate effectively, think critically, identify needs, use resources wisely, and exercise sound clinical judgment. The nurse provides hands-on care to an assigned group of patients using the nursing process, coordinates patient and family education, supports safe medication administration and emergency treatment, and collaborates with the care team to plan and coordinate care transitions. The position also includes directing and supporting patient-care staff, maintaining accurate documentation and equipment, contributing to improvement and safety efforts, and sustaining professional development and licensure.

Requirements

Graduate from a school of nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio.
BLS Healthcare Provider certification required upon employment.
Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and manage patient care, including delegation to and supervision of other patient-care team members.
Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Good communication, human-relations, and team-orientation skills when interacting with co-workers, patients, families, physicians, and the general public.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
Previous healthcare experience in an acute hospital setting preferred.
ACLS certification required, or willingness to complete it within the first year of employment.
PALS certification required, or willingness to complete it within the first year of employment.

Responsibilities

Provide care for an assigned group of patients using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Perform CLIA-waived point-of-care testing, including glucose, urine pregnancy, and urinalysis testing.
Model service excellence, round periodically on patients and families, provide updates, and address identified service issues.
Direct and support co-workers and support staff in implementing patient care.
Communicate pertinent clinical information to members of the patient-care team and maintain positive communication with patients and families.
Coordinate and facilitate patient and family education.
Identify discharge needs, participate in planning, and complete discharge, transfer, and continuity-of-care forms to support coordinated handoffs.
Verify and implement orders from physicians and other licensed independent practitioners.
Administer medications according to organizational standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Initiate appropriate emergency procedures and administer life-supporting drugs or treatments under physician direction.
Use positive patient identification and maintain equipment appropriate to the care environment.
Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare disciplines on care plans and initiate appropriate non-physician consults.
Maintain accurate and complete documentation in accordance with applicable standards and guidelines.
Use computer systems and the internet and intranet appropriately for the role.
Facilitate improvements in patient care, staff and physician relationships, and the working climate.
Maintain professional development and licensure, take responsibility for own education, assist with new-staff orientation and student experiences as requested, accept charge-nurse duties as assigned, and support regulatory readiness.
Raise questions and promptly report actual or potential wrongdoing in accordance with organizational integrity requirements.
Participate in processes to collect and evaluate information about hazards and safety practices; follow established policies and procedures, including use of personal protective equipment where applicable.
Participate in and foster intradepartmental and interdepartmental performance improvement activities.
Exhibit a customer-service and community focus and help foster a climate that supports the medical center’s mission.
Perform other duties as assigned.