Reg Nurse, Emergency Department

UPMC • Steubenville, OH

8h

About The Position

As an employee of Trinity Health System, the Registered Professional Nurse supports the hospital’s mission, role, and Strategic Plan in the areas of People, Service, Quality, Finance, and Growth within a team-based environment. The nurse performs duties in compliance with laws, regulations, and accrediting agency standards.

The Registered Nurse delivers patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, maintaining professional nursing standards according to competency criteria. The role also includes patient and family teaching, discharge planning, and cooperative work with ancillary nursing personnel and other departments.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current Ohio licensure, or applicable multistate licensure under the Nursing Licensure Compact.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider certification required upon hire and before the start date.
• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
• Comply with applicable licensing requirements, including applying for state licensure within 60 days after changing residency to the state where the facility is located when working under an out-of-state NLC license.

Nice To Haves

• Previous psychiatric nursing experience.
• Previous medical-surgical experience.
• Prior Emergency Department experience.
• CPI training.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process—including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and education—to provide patient care.
• Assess patients by collecting information about their physical and psychosocial status and health history.
• Plan individualized patient care and incorporate input from patients and families.
• Implement physician orders, treatments, and care-plan interventions promptly and according to schedule.
• Evaluate and prioritize patient-care decisions and communicate relevant information to care providers.
• Educate patients and families, as applicable, based on learning needs, abilities, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
• Participate and respond appropriately in emergency situations.
• Use the medication administration system and comply with its requirements.
• Participate in patient and family teaching and discharge planning.
• Work cooperatively with ancillary nursing personnel and other departments.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree