Registered Nurse-Emergency Department

Advocate Health•Kenosha, WI

7d•$38 - $57

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides individualized, patient-centered emergency department care using the nursing process. The nurse assesses patients, plans and implements interventions, evaluates care, includes patients and families in decisions, and maintains therapeutic relationships throughout the healthcare continuum. The role requires ongoing assessment, recognition of changes in condition, timely intervention, coordination with the healthcare team, and appropriate adjustment of care plans and resources. The nurse promotes patient safety, reduces risk, supports patient and family education, coordinates discharge planning, and applies evidence-based practice and regulatory standards. The role also contributes to quality improvement, shared governance, professional development, and effective team collaboration, including appropriate delegation and leadership within the care team. Care must be appropriate to patients’ age-specific needs and reflect knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan. This is a casual, part-time position in the Emergency Department, with 36 hours per schedule period and one winter and one summer holiday. The position requires frequent physical activity and may involve exposure to hazardous materials, blood and body fluids, and communicable diseases; protective equipment must be worn as necessary.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
Typically, 1 year of clinical nursing experience.
Demonstrated progression in providing holistic, patient- and family-focused care.
Ability to recognize situations requiring unplanned interventions and respond confidently, promptly, and flexibly.
Proficient computer skills, including electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.
Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with patients, team members, and physicians; take initiative; and work collaboratively.
Ability to make critical, independent decisions.
Strong organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
Time-management skills and ability to multitask and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions.
Coordination, collaboration, delegation, and team-building skills.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above the shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, lift up to 20 pounds overhead, carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance, push or pull with 30 pounds of force, and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Ability to use foot pedals on carts or machines and fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch.
Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job and to wear protective clothing and equipment as necessary.

Responsibilities

Assess patient needs; plan and implement individualized interventions; and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care.
Include patients and families in care planning and implementation, and maintain therapeutic relationships throughout the healthcare continuum.
Continuously assess patients, recognize significant changes in condition or care needs, and respond appropriately and promptly.
Adjust care plans as needed, mobilize resources, and collaborate with healthcare team members to coordinate patient-centered care.
Implement strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety.
Assess patient and family readiness to learn and collaborate on individualized approaches to meet learning needs.
Coordinate discharge plans using an interdisciplinary approach.
Apply evidence-based practice and incorporate nursing and regulatory standards into care.
Evaluate patient, team, and unit outcomes; take appropriate action when changes are needed; and support shared governance and improvement initiatives.
Communicate effectively, provide feedback, resolve conflicts, promote collaboration, assume a leadership role in the care team, and delegate appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
Identify threats and potential issues to patient safety, intervene to prevent harm, report safety events and near misses in a timely manner, and assist with corrective actions.
Use ethical decision-making and respect peers and other clinical disciplines while contributing to an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.
Participate in quality and process improvement initiatives to improve department functions and the patient care experience.
Contribute to personal and colleagues’ professional development; seek coaching and mentoring; attend required meetings and educational programs; and complete annual competencies on time.
Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
Maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications.
Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

Paid time off programs
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
Financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Competitive compensation
Premium pay for eligible shifts, on-call work, and other qualifying circumstances
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual performance-based increases
Career development programs