RN ER

Eastland Memorial Hospital • Eastland, TX

105d

About The Position

Performs the primary duties of a professional nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care in the Emergency Department areas. Manages supplies, and equipment, and supervises personnel in the areas and promotes team efforts with physicians and personnel of other departments.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing. Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Demonstrated ability in nursing practice. Requires effective oral and written communication skills. Basic computer skills preferred.
• Current RN licensure by the State of Texas. BLS, ACLS and PALS required. TNCC required within 1 year.
• Two years experience as a professional Registered Nurse in a Emergency Department area is preferred.
• Extended periods of standing and walking.
• Bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, and pulling when providing patient care.
• Lifting and/or moving more than 100 pounds when moving or supporting patients who may suddenly become weak or helpless.
• Visual acuity required is close, distance, color, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Talking, hearing and the ability to read and interpret instructions when communicating with patients, their families, co-workers and other staff members.
• The ability to hear alarms on equipment, patient call systems and instructions from physicians, staff, patients and visitors.
• Exposure to all patient elements including stressful emergency situations. The work environment noise level is moderate.

Responsibilities

• Provide general and emergent nursing care to the patients in accordance to nursing standards.
• Assess and triage patients based on acuity and assist other emergency department team members as needed.
• Participates in Performance and Process Improvement for Department
• Direct and guide LVN’s and other personnel to assist with care of patients within their scope of practice.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments and document all medications and treatments as ordered.
• Facilitates admission and transfers both intra-hospital and with outlying facilities.
• Collaborates with physicians, nursing staff and other ancillary departments regarding the treatment and care of all patients.
• Orders, stock and ensures supplies are current within the department.
• Float to other nursing departments to assist during increased census or emergency situations and perform basic nursing duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time