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Northwell Health•Danbury, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 13-week contract position for a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Room/ED. The role involves performing an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process. The nurse will collaborate with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments, utilizing leadership skills and clinical judgment in patient care coordination and delegation.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Associate’s Degree in Nursing, required.
Minimum 1-2 years of professional nursing experience in the related specialty.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State and/or Connecticut, required.
BLS required.
ACLS required.
PALS required.
TNCC required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.

Responsibilities

Assesses the patient’s physiologic health status, including conducting patient interviews, explaining policies and procedures, reviewing charts, answering questions, assessing various body systems (gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurological), determining mobility and skin condition, assessing pain management, and communicating/documenting the patient’s status and plan of care.
Assesses patient’s psychosocial health status by eliciting perception of care, determining coping mechanisms, identifying cultural/ethnic requirements, and communicating/documenting psychological status and care plan.
Identifies patient outcomes by developing criteria for measurement, identifying actual/potential patient problems, assessing teaching needs, and developing patient outcome statements and individualized goals.
Formulates the plan of care and establishes priorities by identifying care activities, coordinating cost-effective use of resources, and documenting the plan of care in collaboration with physicians and other health team members.
Implements the plan of care by maintaining vigilance over patient safety, exercising professional skills, reassessing patients, administering treatments, using equipment correctly, providing emotional support, applying scientific principles safely and efficiently, making accurate observations, keeping accurate documentation, acting effectively in emergencies, providing a calm environment, communicating with family/caretakers, participating in discharge planning, and providing discharge instructions.
Evaluates care provided for patient outcome by measuring effectiveness, performing variance analysis, designing/implementing/evaluating systems to improve care, and maintaining accurate documentation.
Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimens, providing direction to the team, accurately interpreting and implementing physician orders, assisting physicians, keeping management/physicians informed of patient condition changes, and delegating assignments to support staff.
Performs grade I-IV Decubitus Care, including preventive skin care, applying dressings with aseptic technique, applying compresses, performing irrigations, and other necessary skin care procedures.
Administers medications correctly and safely by correctly identifying medication action, dosage, side effects, meeting medication administration standards, demonstrating preparation of solutions and IV drips, administering and documenting medications correctly, and educating patients on drug and food interactions.
Participates in patient and family education by explaining conditions, communicating assessment data, recognizing teaching opportunities, providing discharge planning and referrals, and evaluating teaching effectiveness.
Performs related duties as required.