REGISTERED NURSE - EMERGENCY ROOM - FT NIGHTS
About The Position
Provides direct patient care in the Emergency Room, using the nursing process to support optimal care and patient outcomes. Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team led by the Emergency Department Physician to address the individualized needs of patients and families. Practices within the Illinois Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act, Anderson Hospital policies and procedures, and professional nursing standards, exercising autonomy in professional practice. Provides care to newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. The role includes assessment and documentation, patient and family education, discharge instructions, participation in callbacks, and contributing to professional practice through activities such as committees, projects, precepting, and charge duties when requested. This is a full-time position scheduled for 72 hours on night shifts at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Illinois nursing license or eligibility for Illinois licensure.
- Current CPR certification required.
- Completes orientation, annual competency standards, mandatory training, and unit-specific education.
- Completes required credentialing as scheduling and course availability allow.
Nice To Haves
- Prior Emergency Department experience or experience in another critical care environment.
- ACLS certification.
- TNCC certification.
- PALS or ENPC certification.
- ECRN certification.
Responsibilities
- Uses the nursing process to ensure optimal nursing care and patient outcomes.
- Provides safe, skillful, accurate, efficient, age-appropriate, and population-specific care to newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Completes focused and ongoing assessments and documentation, including pain assessments and reassessments after interventions.
- Supports patients’ rights and responsibilities and respects cultural and religious diversity.
- Assesses patient and family learning needs; provides ongoing education and evaluates learning outcomes.
- Documents readiness to learn, teaching provided, barriers, and outcomes.
- Completes documentation accurately and promptly in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
- Participates in activities that expand or enhance the professional nursing role, including integration of research and evidence-based practice.
- Participates in committees and projects, and serves as a preceptor or charge nurse when requested.
- Provides leadership and autonomy in professional practice and uses the chain of command.
- Maintains composure during abrupt changes in patient acuity or unit activity, recognizes personal limitations, and seeks assistance when needed.
- Demonstrates scheduling flexibility when necessary.
- Delegates responsibilities to appropriate healthcare team members and monitors their activity and work performance.
- Provides appropriate discharge-care instructions and documents them, ensuring patient and family understanding.
- Participates in callbacks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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