Registered Nurse Emergency Room

CommonSpirit Health•Dodge City, KS

27d•Onsite

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, from infants through end of life. The patient population includes industrial, farming, and motor vehicle accidents. The department provides fast-paced, dependable, and thoughtful care as an initial point of contact for many patients, within a close-knit, multidisciplinary team. The RN facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team and the patient and family to address patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The nurse promotes patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, follows patient-care standards and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrates accountability for relationship-based care and the organization’s mission. This is a PRN position requiring five 12-hour shifts in six weeks. PRN shifts receive a 10% differential on top of base pay.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing, nursing diploma, or qualification 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 exert or lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and 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, interviews, and review of medical records and clinical data.
Evaluate patient responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
Develop and implement patient plans of care, observe outcomes, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in accordance with nursing standards.
Perform therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, including IVs, 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 in a timely manner.
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 with the healthcare team and the patient and family to meet patient needs.