Registered Nurse - Emergency Center

Scotland Memorial Hospital•Laurinburg, NC

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Emergency Department at Scotland Memorial Hospital, providing emergency nursing care to patients across the lifespan. The role includes triage and ongoing physical and psychosocial assessment; developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising plans of care; administering medications and IV fluids; managing patients receiving IV conscious sedation; and communicating with patients, families, physicians, nurses, paramedics, and other care team members. The nurse supports safe, compassionate, culturally sensitive care, patient and family education, discharge readiness, continuity of care, and effective patient flow. The position also involves maintaining a safe care environment, following departmental standards and procedures, developing professional knowledge and skills, assisting colleagues and new staff, delegating responsibilities appropriately, and contributing to cost-effective use of unit resources. The role is full-time on the third shift.

Requirements

Current North Carolina or multistate RN licensure.
CPR.
Minimum of one year of RN experience in a hospital setting.

Nice To Haves

Nationally recognized certification in emergency medicine.
Hospital RN experience in an emergency room or critical care setting is preferred.
TNCC certification.
ENPC certification.
PALS certification.
ACLS certification.
Aegis de-escalation training within three months of hire.

Responsibilities

Apply the nursing process and provide age-appropriate care to patients from neonatal age through geriatrics.
Involve patients’ families and significant others in the nursing process.
Triage patients and conduct and document accurate, ongoing physical and psychosocial assessments, including a detailed nursing history.
Provide nursing care in accordance with provider orders, the nursing plan of care, and hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
Coordinate with the health care team to support continuity of care, evaluate and document treatment effectiveness, anticipate potential problems, and communicate relevant information to physicians.
Protect patient dignity and privacy and provide a calm, supportive, therapeutic, culturally sensitive, and non-discriminatory care environment.
Use information management systems appropriately and document planned teaching interventions.
Demonstrate competency in nursing procedures and interventions and administer medications and IV fluids safely according to policy.
Respond appropriately to emergencies and crisis situations and manage care for patients receiving IV conscious sedation.
Evaluate patient responses and outcomes, modify and reprioritize care plans as needed, assess medication effectiveness, and evaluate patient and family readiness for discharge.
Communicate effectively and promptly with emergency department physicians, nurses, attending physicians, team members, patients, and families.
Provide accurate reports for hospital admissions, transfers, and shift handoffs, and communicate accurately with paramedics during radio contact.
Maintain a safe environment, recognize patients at risk of falls or injury, keep the physical environment clean and uncluttered, address or report safety hazards, and use the patient identification bracelet system.
Develop knowledge and skills in equipment and procedures, assist other staff, and adjust the work schedule to help meet crisis needs.
Assist with orientation and training of new personnel, delegate responsibilities appropriately, work independently, and contribute to cost-effective unit resource management.