RN - Helen Keller Hospital, Emergency Room, Full Time, 6a - 6p

Huntsville Hospital • Sheffield, AL

64d

About The Position

Maintains established standards of care, policies, objective, and goals in administering professional nursing care to all patients needing Emergency Services.

Requirements

• Current Alabama RN license or a current RN multi-state license
• Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly.
• Must have knowledge of all equipment and materials required for procedures described in the Emergency Care Center Policy/Procedure Manual and Nursing Service Procedure Manual.
• BCLS, ACLS, PALS and department specific competencies must be maintained.
• BLS must be obtained within 90 days of employment.
• ACLS, and PALS must be obtained within the first year of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Prior critical care or emergency room experience preferred.
• TNCC is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients, implements department protocols and provides appropriate nursing interventions and on-going assessment.
• Implements life support procedures in emergency situation.
• Actively facilitates patient flow in the department.
• Promotes cost consciousness by directing patients to D/C area for collections and using supplies wisely.
• Treats all patients, families, co-workers and physicians in a customer friendly manner, actively giving information to patient and family, providing comfort measures, maintaining clean work environment and calling patients for follow up as assigned.
• Maintains accurate records, legibly documents and reports patient care and charges, time of triage, time placed on bed, and time discharged from Emergency Services.
• Documents and discharges patients giving appropriate teaching information and referrals.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of emergency nursing procedures and equipment, medication administered in the department, nursing trends, practices and legal aspects of emergency nursing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees