Registered Nurse - Emergency Services
About The Position
The Emergency Department Registered Nurse provides rapid, skilled care to patients seeking emergency medical attention. This per diem (PD/PRN) role delivers safe, direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN is accountable for care provided to Emergency Department patients, communicates changes in clinical condition and diagnostic results to physicians, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in patients’ conditions or responses to treatment. The role also supports patient and family education, guides other nursing personnel, maintains professional nursing standards, protects patient privacy and confidentiality, and follows requirements for EMTALA and reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker. Knapp Medical Center is a not-for-profit community hospital in Weslaco, Texas, with 227 beds. It serves the Mid-Valley area and is Weslaco’s only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. The hospital is part of the Prime Healthcare Foundation.
Requirements
- Current and valid state RN license.
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
- Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
- Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
- Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
- At least one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting.
Nice To Haves
- Emergency Department experience preferred.
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- For Paramedic Base Station EDs: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintained current.
- At EDAP-certified facilities: completion of emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
- At non-OB facilities: NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintained current.
- Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNNC) within 12 months of hire required.
Responsibilities
- Deliver safe direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Provide care to Emergency Department patients within the scope of practice and remain accountable for that care.
- Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians.
- Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patients’ conditions or responses to treatment.
- Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
- Maintain professional nursing care standards, patient privacy, and confidentiality.
- Follow EMTALA requirements and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
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