Registered Nurse - Emergency Department-Day
About The Position
The Registered Nurse is accountable for observing, assessing, intervening, evaluating, and rehabilitating patients, providing health teaching and prevention of illness, administering medications and treatments as ordered, supervising or teaching nursing, and contributing to nursing practices and care plans. In the Emergency Department, the nurse assesses and prioritizes patients, delivers immediate and ongoing care for urgent and life-threatening conditions, manages pain, and educates patients and caregivers. Care is tailored to patients’ age-related, physiological, psychological, cultural, developmental, and spiritual needs. The nurse works with patients, families, support personnel, and interprofessional colleagues to promote safe, effective care and positive patient experiences.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse license accepted by the Texas State Board of Nursing to engage in professional nursing.
- Technical, clerical, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills relevant to patient care and the work area.
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications, as defined by the certification policy.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing.
- For assignment to triage: at least one year of Emergency Department experience, completion of the ESI course, and documented triage competency.
Nice To Haves
- Emergency Room experience.
- Baccalaureate degree or progression toward this degree.
- National certification recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
- Bilingual or multilingual skills.
Responsibilities
- Triage, assess, and prioritize arriving patients using the ESI Level 5 Triage System when qualified and assigned to triage.
- Perform primary and secondary assessments for patients with traumatic injuries and initiate immediate nursing care and therapy for patients with cardiac symptoms.
- Assess and manage patients with rapidly changing or life-threatening conditions according to Emergency Care Center guidelines, order sets, and Advanced Cardiac and Pediatric Life Support protocols.
- Manage patients’ pain-control needs.
- Provide age-appropriate care and education for infants, children, adolescents, young adults, and older adults.
- Educate patients or caregivers about home care, medication use, pain management and comfort, referrals and resources, and when to seek further care or follow-up.
- Maintain eight hours of stroke-specific education each year and complete annual education and competency validation requirements.
- Incorporate patients’ physiological, psychological, cultural, developmental, and spiritual needs into care plans.
- Direct and supervise support personnel, provide guidance, and evaluate delegated tasks.
- Collaborate with patients, families, healthcare practitioners, leaders, and interprofessional colleagues to support quality outcomes and patient participation in care decisions.
- Use the nursing process, professional judgment, and critical thinking to prioritize and carry out patient care consistent with assessment data, treatment plans, and professional standards.
- Promote patient safety by identifying risks and hazards, mitigating potential harm, preventing exposure to infectious pathogens, and addressing ongoing safety issues.
- Follow facility guidelines and procedures, Standards of Conduct, Corporate Compliance, and HIPAA policies.
- Support and communicate the Mission, Vision, and Values of St. Joseph Medical Center.
- Maintain knowledge of current standards, trends, and developments in practice; foster positive customer relationships and contribute to improving HCAHPS results.
- Promote stewardship of hospital resources while ensuring quality patient care.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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