RN, PRN, Emergency Dept, EWCH, Murphy, NC

Erlanger Health System • Murphy, NC

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About The Position

A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center who provides direct and/or indirect patient care in the emergency care setting. The RN is expected to demonstrate initiative, flexibility, responsibility, and professional judgment with minimal supervision. The role includes safely, rapidly, and accurately triaging patients; determining care priorities based on physical and psychosocial needs and factors affecting patient flow; communicating changes in patient status, symptoms, and diagnostic results to physicians; and responding quickly and accurately to changes in a patient's condition or response to treatment. The RN is responsible for meeting established Nursing Standards of Practice for assigned patients, managing department supplies, medications, and equipment, and promoting teamwork within the department and across other departments.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program.
• One year of medical/surgical acute care experience.
• Current, unrestricted North Carolina RN licensure or Multi-State Nursing Compact Licensure.
• BLS certification completed before going to the unit or department and maintained thereafter.
• ACLS certification required within six months and maintained thereafter.
• PALS certification required within six months and maintained thereafter.
• De-escalation training or certification (for example, CPI) required within six months and maintained thereafter.
• NIHSS required before completion of departmental orientation and maintained thereafter.
• Non-North Carolina residents must obtain North Carolina licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state within three months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate of an accredited four-year nursing program (BSN).
• Previous emergency, critical care nursing, or paramedic experience.
• MICN and CEN certification encouraged after two years of employment.
• TNCC/ATCN or an approved equivalent; employees assigned or permanently transferred into designated trauma care responsibilities or trauma-designated units may be required to obtain it within a department-established timeframe, subject to course availability and organizational operational needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care in the emergency care setting.
• Triage patients safely, rapidly, and accurately.
• Determine care priorities based on patients’ physical and psychosocial needs and factors affecting patient flow.
• Communicate with physicians about changes in patient status, symptoms, and diagnostic study results.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Meet established Nursing Standards of Practice for assigned patients.
• Manage supplies, medications, and equipment in the department.
• Promote teamwork within the department and with other departments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree