RN Emergency Department
About The Position
The RN Emergency Department role provides accountable nursing care in Ludington Hospital’s 25-bed Emergency Department, which has 16 treatment areas, including two trauma bays. The department provides rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, and emergency interventions, and serves patients with minor injuries and illnesses. It has helicopter transport agreements with Level I and Level II trauma centers and is equipped for high-acuity, fast-paced emergency care. The nurse delivers care consistent with American Nurses Association professional standards and Michigan law, using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role also upholds professional performance standards covering ethical and culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health, while striving for optimal patient outcomes.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Nursing required.
- Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
- AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS), required within 90 days.
- AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), required within 6 months.
- ENA Emergency Nurses Association (ENPC), required within 1 year.
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), required within 1 year.
Responsibilities
- Deliver nursing care responsibly and accountably in accordance with American Nurses Association standards and Michigan law.
- Use the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Uphold professional standards in ethical and culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Strive to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package supporting financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
- On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
- Discounts on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other purchases.
- Optional identity theft protection.
- Optional home and auto insurance.
- Optional pet insurance.
- Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
