PRN Registered Nurse Nights

Ally Medical Management LLC•Frisco, TX

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care for patients in the emergency room. The Registered Nurse triages patients and determines priority of care based on their medical complaint or current symptoms. The role promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process in collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. The nurse evaluates patient complaints and symptoms, assists physicians with examinations, procedures, diagnostic testing, and treatment, and delivers care in accordance with physician orders. Responsibilities include performing assessments and reassessments across the general patient population, including pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients; administering medications and treatments; recognizing and treating life-threatening conditions; and documenting patient care and discharge information accurately and promptly. Employees are responsible for complying with privacy and security laws and company policies, protecting access credentials and confidential company and customer data, reporting suspected security incidents or system failures, following information security procedures, and attending annual Information Security Awareness Training.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Two years of registered nurse and/or emergency room nursing experience.
Current RN license in the state of practice.
CPR/BLS certification.
ACLS certification.
PALS certification.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Basic computer knowledge.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds at times.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients’ medical complaints or current symptoms and report findings to the physician.
Work directly with physicians during examinations, procedures, diagnostic testing, and treatments.
Perform physician-ordered IV initiation, infusion and therapy; blood draws; cardiac monitoring; pulse oximetry; oxygen application; nebulized treatments; wound care and bandaging; splint application; and basic bedside care.
Recognize and effectively treat life-threatening conditions.
Perform head-to-toe assessments and reassessments for patients, including pediatric, adolescent, geriatric, and general patient populations.
Assist physicians with procedures, including laceration repair, procedures requiring moderate sedation, incision and drainage, cardiac arrest, intubation, chest tube insertion, foreign body removal, live birth or spontaneous aborted fetus and tissue; record time of death and birth; and assist the Administrator with reporting emergency-room deaths as needed.
Prepare and administer physician-ordered medications and record administration and related information in the patient’s medical record.
Review discharge instructions with patients, take vital signs before discharge to confirm stability, and record results in the patient medical record.
Record patient care information concisely, accurately, completely, and promptly in the appropriate format, and submit it to the Front Desk Representative for entry in the patient medical record.
Protect credentials and maintain the confidentiality of company and customer data.
Report suspected data compromises, security concerns, or system failures to management immediately.
Follow the Company’s Information Security Policy and Procedures and attend annual Information Security Awareness Training.