Registered Nurse Emergency Room

St Catherine Hospital Dodge City•Dodge City, KS

28d•$31 - $48•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Emergency Department at St. Catherine Hospital – Dodge City, an 8-bed department that includes two trauma-ready beds and cares for patients of all ages, from infants through end of life. The department treats a patient population that includes industrial, farming, and motor vehicle accidents. The RN facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team, patients, and families to address patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The role promotes patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process and adherence to patient-care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, while demonstrating accountability for relationship-based care and the organization’s mission. The position is PRN and requires five 12-hour shifts in six weeks. PRN employees receive a 10% shift differential on top of base pay. The hospital describes its team environment as multidisciplinary and close-knit, with flexible working hours including non-traditional shifts.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing, nursing diploma, or qualification by endorsement.
Active, unencumbered RN license in the state of employment.
Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) from the American Heart Association.
NIHSS.
ENPC or PALS.
One year of RN Emergency Department experience.
TNCC within one year of hire.
Ability to exert or lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally, up to 20 lbs. frequently, and up to 10 lbs. constantly.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN).

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records and clinical data.
Evaluate patients’ 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.
Demonstrate competency in 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 ongoing patient status, interventions, responses, and outcomes accurately and promptly.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
Promote, advocate for, and collaborate to protect each patient’s health, safety, and rights.
Assess patient and family learning readiness, needs, and ability; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.
Facilitate communication and collaboration with the healthcare team and patients/families to meet patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Promote patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process and adherence to applicable care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act.