RN, Staff Nurse - Baroness Hospital - Emergency Department - Full-time
About The Position
A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of the patient. The Emergency Nurse is responsible for providing age specific care through the assessment, nursing diagnosis, and treatment of perceived, actual or potential, sudden or urgent, physical or psychosocial problems that are primarily episodic or acute. Resolution may require minimal care or life-support measures, patient and family education, appropriate referral, and knowledge of legal implications. The emergency nurse must interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
- De-escalation training
- Knowledge of general nursing principles and practice skills; knowledge of organizational functions, policies and regulations; knowledge of current trends and new developments; knowledge of principles and practices of nursing, applicable to those areas requiring special education.
- Greater than 2 years nursing experience
- Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee.
- BLS and ACLS completed prior to going to the unit/ department and maintained going forward.
- PALS or ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course)
Nice To Haves
- TNCC or comparable education within 1 year
- CEN highly recommended.
- One year emergency nursing highly recommended.
- TNCC, or comparable certification within 1 year
- CEN
Responsibilities
- Direct and/or indirect care of the patient.
- Providing age specific care through the assessment, nursing diagnosis, and treatment of perceived, actual or potential, sudden or urgent, physical or psychosocial problems that are primarily episodic or acute.
- Minimal care or life-support measures, patient and family education, appropriate referral, and knowledge of legal implications.
- Interpreting the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's policies and procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
