RN, Emergency Department, Full-Time, Night/Evening Shift
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department provides professional nursing care in an inpatient hospital setting and is accountable for the delivery of care through the nursing process. The nurse applies clinical knowledge, skills, and independent judgment to care provided personally and by health care providers to whom care is delegated, with the goal of achieving quality patient outcomes. The role requires novice-level knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate care, apply principles of growth and development across the life span, and assess and interpret patient data to identify individual needs. The position is 0.9 FTE, with one 12-hour shift from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. and three 8-hour shifts from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., for 36 scheduled hours per week. The listed shift is evening.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse license in the state where services are provided, or a current multistate Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
- Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
- Less than 12 months of experience as a registered nurse.
- Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including heavy or hard work involving lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
- Visual acuity and hearing within the normal range.
- Interpersonal skills to communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict positively and effectively.
- Competent clinical practice and critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and adapt to changing workloads and assignments.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Responsibilities
- Use documentation and handoff processes to support safety and continuity of care.
- Develop plans of care using assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of outcomes.
- Recognize patient safety concerns using appropriate resources.
- Educate patients according to their individual learning needs and use teach-back to assess the effectiveness of education.
- Incorporate patient individuality and mutuality data into care delivery.
- Conduct and document adequate patient assessments.
- Use evidence-based practice in nursing care and participate in the organizational patient-centered care model.
- Document problems and issues in the plan of care.
- Develop the ability to care for more complex patients in consultation with experienced colleagues.
- Pursue lifelong learning through self-reflection and inquiry.
- Remain accountable for delegated nursing care and recognize the scope of practice of interprofessional team members.
- Participate in holistic, culturally sensitive data collection and assess the impact of family dynamics on patient health and wellness.
- Use the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics to guide nursing practice.
- Identify discriminatory health care practices affecting culturally diverse populations.
- Individualize care according to patients’ beliefs, barriers, and readiness to learn.
- Complete annual specialty-accreditation education when required by the facility.
- Communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflict effectively with others.
- Use clinical practice and critical thinking to deliver patient care efficiently and make effective use of resources.
- Adapt to changes in work volume, staffing, scheduling, workload, and assignments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
