Specialty RN 12 HR PD - RRAL ER

Riverview Regional Medical Center • Gadsden, AL

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. In the Telemetry setting, the nurse directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards. In the Emergency Department, the nurse is directly responsible and accountable for patient care; communicates changes in clinical condition, diagnostic results, and symptoms to physicians; and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. The nurse must understand EMTALA regulations and reporting of child and adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker, and maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Riverview Regional Medical Center is a 281-bed acute-care hospital in Gadsden, Alabama, serving residents of Etowah and surrounding counties. It is a member of Prime Healthcare and provides a range of hospital services and programs.

Requirements

• Current and valid state Registered Nurse license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current certification.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current certification.
• Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintain current certification.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• At least one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute-care hospital setting.

Nice To Haves

• Emergency Department experience preferred.
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• For a Paramedic Base Station ED: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain current.
• At EDAP-certified facilities: complete emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within six months of hire.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of hire required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for assigned Emergency Department patients.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patients’ conditions or responses to treatment.
• Follow EMTALA regulations and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the Hospital Social Worker.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

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