RN (Emergency Services)

Sullivan County Community Hospital • Sullivan, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position requires a Registered Nurse with a graduate degree from an approved School of Nursing. The role involves providing immediate and effective nursing care to Emergency Room patients, functioning well in stressful and true emergency situations. The nurse will demonstrate understanding and tact in dealing with patients and visitors, cooperate with various agencies and staff, and accurately identify and assess problems while exercising good judgment. Effective working relationships with physicians and other professional staff are essential, as is the ability to care for patients of all populations. The role requires adapting quickly and efficiently to stressful situations and maintaining control of the Emergency Room setting during encounters.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing
• Registered Nurse license currently licensed by the State of Indiana
• CPR
• ACLS/PALS prior to completion of orientation
• TNCC within two years
• General knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias and the therapeutic modalities for intervention of each specific arrhythmia
• Overall understanding of Emergency Room Nursing
• Possesses or is willing to acquire the special knowledge and skills required to implement safe, immediate and effective nursing care to each Emergency Room patient
• Functions well in stressful and true emergency situations
• Demonstrates understanding and tact in dealing with patients and visitors
• Cooperates with law enforcement agencies, coroners, physicians, and all other hospital staff
• Identifies and assesses problems and situations accurately while exercising good judgment
• Establishes effective working relationships with physicians and other professional staff
• Exhibits the ability to care for patients of all populations

Nice To Haves

• One to two years’ professional experience in Emergency Room Nursing

Responsibilities

• Exhibits competency in nursing skills
• Practices critical thinking
• Effectively prioritizes and triages patients
• Completes head-to-toe assessments
• Understands and follows care plans for all patient populations
• Collaborates with ER physicians
• Uses the Nursing Bundle
• Understands and applies policies and Standards of Care
• Provides psych/social support
• Provides patient education
• Assists with follow-up instruction and post-discharge follow-up phone calls
• Uses 5 Rights for medication administration
• Understands IV pump use
• Recognizes medication side effects and interactions
• Understands medication calculations and medication compounding/dispensing
• Possesses knowledge of critical drips
• Practices appropriate use of pyxis
• Complies with scanning of medications
• Accurately educates patients on medications
• Practices organization skills
• Participates in inventory/stock control
• Involved in Performance Improvement Projects
• Completes department-specific education and annual skills day
• Participates in general cleaning and appropriate refrigerator use
• Accurately completes patient reporting and hand off
• Completes delegation of tasks
• Adheres to laws and regulations
• Understands and practices downtime procedures
• Ensures appropriate documentation for medication passes and waste
• Performs hourly rounding
• Completes vital sign documentation
• Reconciles medication
• Completes hand offs and reports (telephone and bedside)
• Routinely uses and completes whiteboard documentation
• Performs daily checks (temperature checks, crash carts, etc.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed