Registered Nurse ER

Southern Ohio Medical Center•Portsmouth, OH

14d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Room reports to the Manager and develops and coordinates nursing care with other health professionals in accordance with physicians’ treatment plans. The role supports patient comfort and wellbeing by assessing conditions, administering prescribed medications, providing treatments, monitoring progress, documenting observations, and reporting reactions to medications and treatments. The RN works with other disciplines and ancillary services and supports the organization’s strategic values by providing excellent care. The position coordinates care for emergency department outpatients and holding patients, inpatient patients from infant through geriatric age, and outpatient pediatric patients. It may include charge nurse duties when assigned, including coordinating patient flow and staffing. The RN also performs emergency response and critical care functions, maintains required documentation, and handles instrument and equipment decontamination according to policy.

Requirements

High school diploma or successful completion of an equivalent high school examination.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Ohio RN licensure.
BLS certification within 90 days of hire.
ACLS and PALS certification within one year of hire.
Maintain ACLS certification.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.

Nice To Haves

Relevant experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate medical and nursing care management with medical staff and other health professionals.
Complete primary and secondary nursing assessments and document findings in the medical record.
Plan, implement, delegate, and coordinate patient care based on assessments, involving patients and/or significant others as appropriate.
Communicate and collaborate with physicians and other healthcare team members to develop plans of care.
Initiate, manage, and participate in discharge planning, including health teaching.
Evaluate patients’ responses to care, revise plans as needed, and document outcomes.
Coordinate care for multiple patients, prioritize needs, support timely quality care, and enhance patient flow.
Provide patient and family education, and evaluate and document the effectiveness of teaching.
Supervise ancillary personnel as appropriate and organize or delegate staffing to meet departmental needs.
Recognize severity of illness and complications, monitor life-support and automated technical equipment, perform emergency resuscitation, and arrange appropriate admission or transfer.
Respond calmly and efficiently to crises and direct others as needed.
Maintain professional standards through participation in in-services, committees, and performance improvement activities; develop professional goals and maintain awareness of developments in the specialty.
Coordinate emergency department outpatient care, including critical care processes, Code Blue team participation, and documentation in the EHR.
Coordinate care for emergency department holding patients, including admission assessment and documentation, care planning, implementation, evaluation, and discharge planning.
Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, delegate, and coordinate individual inpatient care from infant through geriatric age, and document inpatient admissions.
Coordinate outpatient pediatric care, including assessments, communication about orders, care for tests or procedures, discharge planning, and evaluation of responses.
Perform ED Charge Nurse duties when assigned, including coordinating patient flow, maintaining charge nurse records and checklists, rounding, managing staffing patterns, monitoring laboratory and radiology turnaround times, supervising LPN assignments, facilitating admissions, attending 180 admission meetings, and maintaining communication using Grease Boards and Vocera Badges.
Pre-clean, decontaminate, and transport contaminated instruments according to policy.
Perform intermediate-level and/or high-level disinfection and ensure departmental scopes or probes are cleaned, disinfected, maintained, and stored according to manufacturers’ instructions for use.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive pay with quarterly market analysis.
Performance-based annual increase and bonus eligibility.
Up to 4% employer contributions to retirement plans (403(b) and Cash Balance Pension).
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Earned Wage Access.
Paid Time Off bank with three annual sick days.
Life insurance and disability coverage.
Tuition and certification assistance.
Discounted or free gym membership through Club LC.
Employee discount and payroll deduction programs.
Other benefit offerings.