PRN Registered Nurse Nights

Ally Medical Management•Austin, TX

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care for emergency room patients. The Registered Nurse triages patients and determines priority of care based on medical complaints or symptoms, and promotes and restores health by completing the nursing process in collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. The role provides direct patient care, assists physicians with examinations, procedures, diagnostic testing, and treatments, and responds to life-threatening conditions. The nurse documents care and related information accurately and promptly, reviews discharge instructions, and confirms patient stability before discharge. Employees are responsible for protecting Ally Medical and customer information, following the company’s information security policies and procedures, safeguarding access credentials, and promptly reporting suspected security or data compromises. Annual Information Security Awareness Training is required. Ally Medical is an Equal Opportunity Employer and bases hiring decisions on experience, skills, passion, and candidates’ potential contributions to the company culture.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Two years of registered nurse and/or emergency room nursing experience.
Current RN license within the state of practice.
CPR/BLS certification.
ACLS certification.
PALS certification.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Basic computer knowledge.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds at times.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients’ medical complaints or symptoms and report findings to physicians.
Triage patients and determine priority of care.
Assist physicians during examinations, procedures, diagnostic testing, and treatments.
Perform physician-ordered IV initiation, infusion and therapy; blood draws; cardiac monitoring; pulse oximetry; oxygen application; nebulized treatments; wound cleaning and bandaging; splint application; and basic bedside care.
Recognize and effectively treat life-threatening conditions.
Perform head-to-toe assessments and reassessments for pediatric, adolescent, geriatric, and general patient populations.
Assist physicians with procedures, including laceration repair, procedures requiring moderate sedation, incision and drainage, cardiac arrest response, intubation, chest tube insertion, foreign body removal, live birth or spontaneous abortion-related events, and recording time of death and birth.
Assist the Administrator with reporting emergency room deaths as needed.
Prepare and administer physician-ordered medications and document their administration and related information in the patient medical record.
Review discharge instructions with patients, take vital signs before discharge to confirm stability, and record results in the patient medical record.
Document patient care information concisely, accurately, completely, and promptly in the appropriate format, and submit it to the Front Desk Representative for entry in the patient medical record.
Protect company and customer data and access credentials, follow information security policies and procedures, report suspected compromises or infractions promptly, and attend annual Information Security Awareness Training.