Registered Nurse Emergency Room

St Catherine Hospital Dodge City•Dodge City, KS

28d•$31 - $48

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Emergency Department at St. Catherine Hospital – Dodge City, an 8-bed department with two trauma-ready beds serving patients of all ages. The patient population includes industrial, farming, and motor vehicle accidents. The hospital is a Joint Commission-accredited 99-bed regional referral center for southwest Kansas. The role is part of a multidisciplinary team providing dependable, fast-paced, thoughtful care. The RN facilitates communication and collaboration with the healthcare team and the patient and family to address patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The RN promotes patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, following patient-care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrating accountability for relationship-based care and the organization’s mission. This is a PRN night position, with shifts from 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. PRN staff are required to work five shifts in six weeks.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing, nursing diploma, or degree by endorsement.
Active, unencumbered RN license in the state of employment.
BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.
NIHSS certification.
ENPC or PALS certification.
One year of RN emergency department experience.
TNCC certification within one year of hire.
Ability to meet the physical demands of medium work: exert or lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
CEN certification.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records and clinical data.
Evaluate patient responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
Develop and implement patient care plans, observe outcomes, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in accordance with nursing standards.
Perform therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, including IV care, incision and wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
Maintain patient charts and records thoroughly and confidentially.
Document patient status, interventions, responses, and outcomes accurately and promptly.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support decision-making.
Promote, advocate for, and collaborate to protect each patient’s health, safety, and rights.
Assess patient and family readiness, needs, and ability to learn; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.
Facilitate communication and collaboration among the healthcare team, patients, and families to address patient needs.