RN Coordinator - ED

Salem Regional Medical Center•Salem, OH

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The ED Coordinator assists the ED Unit Director/Supervisor by coordinating ED patient flow and activities as well as coordinating quality care and treatment of the patient. The ED Coordinator will delegate and prioritize care for the Emergency Department based on departmental acuity and census. The ED Coordinator will serve as a resource and mentor for the ED physicians and staff, triage, ancillary departments and community services. The ED Coordinator is responsible for completing Medical Imaging and Laboratory follow-ups. The ED Coordinator will facilitate the use of the electronic medical record as well as the paper chart during information systems downtime. The ED Coordinator will promote critical thinking skills from every skill level to enhance safe and quality patient care. The RN is responsible for coordinating and directing the delivery of competent patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. In caring for a patient population which may include the newborn, toddler, adolescent, adult, and the elderly, the RN identifies the special needs of the patient’s age group and respective level of growth and development, and plans the care accordingly. The RN directs the implementation of the Plan of Care through performance and/or coordination of the activities of other members of the health care team. NCP/SOC/PER, Clinical Pathways, Departmental Policies and Procedures are used as the basis to prescribe nursing intervention. The RN is responsible for the evaluation of nursing care given to all patients. The RN revises the plan of care according to the needs of the patient and appropriately implements changes as necessary.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited program of professional nursing.
Current license as a Registered Nurse from the Ohio Board of Nursing.
Current certification in BLS, ACLS, PALS and EKG interpretation.
Current ED experience.
Demonstrate knowledge regarding the nursing process and its application by current work experience in health care or recent graduate from a professional school of nursing (within last 12 months).

Responsibilities

Coordinate ED patient flow and activities.
Coordinate quality care and treatment of the patient.
Delegate and prioritize care for the Emergency Department based on departmental acuity and census.
Serve as a resource and mentor for ED physicians and staff, triage, ancillary departments and community services.
Complete Medical Imaging and Laboratory follow-ups.
Facilitate the use of the electronic medical record as well as the paper chart during information systems downtime.
Promote critical thinking skills from every skill level to enhance safe and quality patient care.
Coordinate and direct the delivery of competent patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.
Identify the special needs of the patient’s age group and respective level of growth and development, and plan the care accordingly.
Direct the implementation of the Plan of Care through performance and/or coordination of the activities of other members of the health care team.
Evaluate nursing care given to all patients.
Revise the plan of care according to the needs of the patient and appropriately implement changes as necessary.