Registered Nurse Emergency
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver compassionate, high-quality care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. You will provide individualized, comprehensive care by assessing patients, performing skilled procedures, and implementing patient care plans. Working with an interdisciplinary team, you will contribute to optimal patient outcomes in a fast-paced environment. The role includes administering and documenting medications as ordered and in accordance with hospital policy; assessing patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral, developmental, and spiritual needs; planning and delivering appropriate nursing interventions; and evaluating outcomes. You will provide holistic, professional nursing care within your scope of practice, prepare patients for discharge, and help coordinate post-discharge needs. You will document care and patient status, verify and execute physician orders, follow department and hospital policies and regulatory standards, and maintain professional competence and accountability. The position also requires culturally sensitive communication and knowledge of the specific patient populations served.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- New graduates and RNs without emergency department or critical care experience must successfully complete the E.D. residency program.
- Registered Nurse license for Washington state, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 60 days.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course within 12 months.
- Trauma Nurse Core Course within 12 months.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- One year of related work experience in an acute care setting.
- Previous emergency department experience current within the last two years, or critical care experience current within the last two years.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire.
- Certified Emergency Nurse, upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Follow department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk management, and regulatory standards, and stay current on relevant developments and requirements.
- Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered by healthcare practitioners and in accordance with hospital policy.
- Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral or emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs; gather relevant care data; and plan care based on initial and ongoing assessments.
- Implement appropriate patient interventions, evaluate outcomes, and provide holistic, comprehensive nursing care within the scope of practice.
- Prepare patients for discharge and assist with coordinating post-discharge needs.
- Use available communication tools and materials effectively and account for how patient cultures may affect communication, collaboration, and care.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the department’s defined patient populations.
- Maintain competent professional practice, engage in professional growth, and meet deadlines for mandatory requirements.
- Document care and patient status using the nursing process and applicable standards of care, including changes in condition, responses to interventions, and reassessments.
- Receive and ensure the appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness, and execution of physician orders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
