Registered Nurse (Emergency Department - FT - Nights)

Weiser Memorial Hospital•Weiser, ID

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Weiser Memorial Hospital is hiring a full-time, night-shift Emergency Department Registered Nurse. The nurse provides professional nursing care in the Emergency Department and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. The role prioritizes care according to patients’ physical and psychosocial needs and factors affecting patient flow. The nurse must triage patients safely, rapidly, and accurately; communicate with ED physicians about changes in patient status, symptoms, and diagnostic results; and respond 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 information, administers medications and IV fluids, performs point-of-care testing, documents care, and communicates with patients, families, peers, and physicians. The position requires working at least every other weekend, rotating holidays, and sharing equally in on-call coverage as needed. Weiser Memorial Hospital is a PERSI employer and offers continuing education and professional development opportunities. It participates in eVerify and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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.
Obtain ACLS certification within six months of hire.
Obtain PALS certification 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, trust, and respect.
Ability and willingness to demonstrate behaviors consistent with principles for service excellence.
Effective English communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
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 12 months of hire.
ENPC encouraged.
TNCC recommended within 18 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 needed, and adjust nursing care processes.
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 provide 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.
Perform cardiac monitoring, identify dysrhythmias, and treat them appropriately.
Use job-related 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; 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-error risk.
Prepare, hang, monitor, and discontinue IV fluids.
Maintain accurate and continuing nursing documentation, including histories, conditions, treatments, responses, and assessment 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.
Follow departmental policies and procedures, objectives, performance-improvement programs, and 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.