Registered Nurse (Emergency Department - FT - Nights)

Weiser Memorial Hospital•Weiser, ID

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Weiser Memorial Hospital is hiring a full-time, night-shift Emergency Department Registered Nurse. The role provides professional nursing care in the Emergency Department and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. The nurse determines care priorities based on patients’ physical and psychosocial needs and factors affecting patient flow, triages patients safely and accurately, communicates changes in patient status and diagnostic results to ED physicians, and responds promptly to changes in condition or treatment response. The nurse provides direct patient care, assesses and reassesses patients across age groups, monitors and interprets hemodynamic and cardiac status, administers medications and IV fluids, performs and interprets waived point-of-care tests, maintains accurate documentation, and communicates effectively with patients, families, peers, and physicians. The role also includes maintaining equipment and following patient safety, departmental, environmental, and infection control policies. The position works at least every other weekend, rotates holidays, and shares equally in on-call coverage with other unit nurses as needed. Weiser Memorial Hospital offers a competitive benefits package, continuing education, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Three years of registered nurse experience within the last 48 months.
Current Registered Nurse license in the state of Idaho.
Current BLS certification.
ACLS certification required within six months of hire.
PALS certification required within eight months of hire.
Ability to use sound judgment and cope with potentially stressful situations.
Ability and willingness to demonstrate behaviors consistent with performance improvement standards and organizational values, including efficiency and financial responsibility, safety, partnership and service, teamwork, compassion, integrity, and trust and respect.
Ability and willingness to demonstrate behaviors consistent with principles for service excellence.
Effective verbal and written communication in English.
Basic math skills, including calculating rates, ratios, and percentages.
Basic computer knowledge.
Knowledge of medical terminology.

Nice To Haves

Two years of critical care or emergency nursing experience preferred.
ACLS certification upon hire recommended.
PALS certification upon hire recommended.
NRP recommended within twelve months of hire.
ENPC encouraged.
TNCC recommended within eighteen months of hire.
CEN or CERN strongly encouraged after two years of Emergency Department experience.
Additional languages preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care, evaluate outcomes, consult with specialists as required, and adjust nursing care processes to support optimal patient care.
Work independently and without direct supervision.
Perform head-to-toe assessments and reassessments for neonate, pediatric, adolescent, geriatric, and general patient populations.
Use the triage process to ensure timely and appropriate care and accurately assign triage categories.
Assess and reassess pain, use appropriate pain management techniques, and educate patients and families about pain management.
Monitor patients’ hemodynamic status and correctly interpret results.
Use cardiac monitoring, identify dysrhythmias, and treat them appropriately.
Use equipment proficiently, follow safety and security procedures, and ensure equipment is properly cared for and functioning.
Perform waived point-of-care testing according to laboratory and patient care unit policies and procedures, interpret results, and take appropriate action.
Maintain current knowledge of medications and administer them appropriately based on patient age and clinical condition; follow the six medication rights and reduce medication errors.
Prepare, hang, monitor, and discontinue IV fluids.
Maintain accurate, ongoing nursing documentation, including patient histories, conditions, treatments, responses, and assessment of changes.
Communicate effectively with peers, patients, family members, and physicians.
Provide care in a manner that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical or health care errors.
Maintain departmental policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
Work at least every other weekend, rotate holidays, and share equally in on-call coverage with other unit nurses as needed.