Emergency Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current NYS nursing licensure, limited permit or eligible.
• Excellent communication skills and writing ability.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status of patients.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine appropriate nursing diagnoses.
• Identifies appropriate expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
• Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
• Identifies patient/significant other learning needs and implements appropriate measures to meet these.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and continuous manner.
• Performs documentation duties on unit and in patient record, which is timely, accurate and concise.
• Evaluates effectiveness of self, care given by all health care team members, and contribution of systems, environment, and instrumentation in progressing patient toward outcomes.
• Functions with an awareness and application of safety issues as identified within the institution.
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
• Demonstrates sound knowledge base and actions in the care and decision making for designated patient populations.
• Follows all Medical Center, Division of Nursing and Unit specific Policy and Procedures.
• Consistently incorporates hourly rounding into daily practice.
• Demonstrates an awareness of self responsibility and accountability for own professional practices.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and unit function and strives to manage situations in a reduced risk manner.
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and skills required by assigned unit.
• Participates actively in staff development activities for unit and department of nursing personnel and other departments and personnel as appropriate.
• Formulates and uses effective working relationships with all health care team members, patients, and significant others.
• Remains flexible in staffing patterns and resolution of staffing conflicts.
• Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to patient/significant other rights, as identified within the institution.
• Decisions and actions on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner.
• Remains aware of current nursing research and implements findings in Nursing Practice as applicable.
• Functions to establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.
• Accepts accountability for individual practice.
• Respects and recognizes each patient as a unique individual and provides holistic nursing care.
• Collaborates with the patient, family and other health care providers in providing patient care.
• Demonstrates effective communication methods and skills, using lines of authority appropriately.
• Consistently identifies appropriate care plan and delivers care according to the plan of care.
• Demonstrates leadership ability.
• Demonstrates appropriate delegation of tasks and duties in the direction and coordination of health care team members, patient care and unit activities.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making.
• Demonstrates self directed learning and participation in continuing education to meet own professional development. Attends 75% of all staff meetings and 100% of all mandatory in-services.
• Seeks validation of knowledge base, skill level, and decision making as necessary and assertively seeks guidance in areas of question.
• Participates in development and attainment of unit and Department of Nursing goals, along with Medical Center strategic plans and goals.
• Participates in unit, Division of Nursing and Medical Center councils/committees as appropriate.
• Participates in Quality Improvement initiatives and standards development.
• Is familiar with and demonstrates Quality in Action principles and participates in the process as appropriate.
• Provides age-appropriate care to all patients according to their age groups for the particular unit to which the individual is assigned.
• Employee understands and demonstrates the importance of satisfying the needs of the customer/patient by interacting with him/her in a friendly and caring way, being attentive to the customer's needs, both psychologically and physically, and by taking the initiative to maintain communication with the customer in order to provide a secure and pleasant experience with the Medical Center.

Benefits

• Professional Growth and Experience
• Flexibility and Work-Life Balance
• Growth and Variety
• Higher Earning Potential