Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center•Edgewood, KY

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at Edgewood Hospital. The licensed registered nurse provides and is accountable for evidence-based clinical care for designated patients using the nursing process. This includes assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care in accordance with established ethical and cultural codes and nursing practice standards, while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes. The nurse is expected to demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy when interacting with patients, families, visitors, and employees, regardless of cultural background.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
If eligible, hold a Compact (multi-state) License in the primary state of residence.
Meet contact-hour requirements for licensure, including all state-required courses.
Have an educational focus that promotes the ability to practice in the assigned clinical area.
Demonstrate knowledge of nursing theory, clinical practice standards, procedures, policies, and mathematical calculations associated with medication administration.
Be competent to independently perform safe nursing skills and procedures.
Successfully complete preceptorship and orientation to the facility and clinical area.
Be able to critically think and problem-solve in routine and emergency situations.

Responsibilities

Provide and be accountable for evidence-based clinical care to designated patients using the nursing process.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care according to established ethical and cultural codes and nursing practice standards.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in encounters with patients, families, visitors, and employees.