RN- Emergency Room

Westchester Medical Center•Kingston, NY

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for providing a restorative healing experience for patients and their support systems in partnership with the Clinical Manager and interdisciplinary team. The RN exercises professional autonomy, authority, and control to support excellent patient outcomes. Professional accountability encompasses practice, quality assurance, competence, research, and resource management. The RN performs ongoing holistic assessments, identifies and documents current and potential problems, and develops individualized plans of care with appropriate interventions and desired outcomes. The RN coordinates care and discharge planning with patients, their support systems, and the health care team; initiates referrals; and regularly evaluates and updates care plans. The RN provides individualized, evidence-based teaching throughout the continuum of care, communicates collaboratively while advocating for patients and protecting their rights, and performs treatments and procedures according to established evidence-based policies and standards. The RN accurately and promptly documents patient information; manages medication assessment, administration, monitoring, and evaluation; and teaches patients and support systems about safe medication use. The RN participates in quality performance and improvement activities and patient safety initiatives. The RN delegates and supervises care provided by LPNs, CNAs, and other ancillary personnel according to scope of practice, competence, and patient needs, and supports coworkers through orientation, precepting, mentoring, and teaching.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current New York State Registered Nurse license or permittee status.
BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required.
Basic knowledge of nursing theory and practice.
Knowledge of appropriate technology and practice standards for the area of responsibility.
Demonstrated sound clinical skills.
Knowledge of hospital structure, objectives, and standards of practice.
Positive communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of one year of Med/Surg experience preferred.
Minimum of two years of critical care or emergency room experience preferred.
Membership in a professional organization suggested.
TNCC certification preferred.
ENPC certification preferred.
CEN certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform thorough, ongoing holistic nursing assessments, including admission assessments of patients and their support systems.
Identify, prioritize, and document current and potential problems; develop individualized plans of care, interventions, and desired outcomes; and evaluate problems according to patient condition and policy.
Coordinate patient care and discharge planning in collaboration with patients, support systems, and appropriate health care team members.
Implement the plan of care upon admission or within 24 hours, initiate interdisciplinary referrals as needed, and facilitate regular evaluation, revision, and documentation of the plan.
Provide individualized, ongoing, evidence-based teaching to patients and their support systems.
Communicate respectfully and collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team, advocate for patients, and protect patient rights.
Perform treatments and procedures according to evidence-based policies, procedures, and patient care standards, collaborating with physicians and other health care team members.
Document pertinent patient information accurately, efficiently, and promptly using the nursing process and required forms or electronic fields.
Manage medication assessment, administration, monitoring, and evaluation; teach safe medication use and refer to Pharmacy as needed.
Participate in quality performance and improvement by identifying problems, collecting and analyzing data, implementing corrective actions, and sustaining improvements.
Participate in maintaining and improving the Culture of Patient Safety.
Delegate and supervise patient care performed by LPNs, CNAs, and ancillary personnel according to scope of practice, job descriptions, competence, and patient needs.
Orient, precept, mentor, teach, and foster the development of coworkers.