Emergency Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current unrestricted medical license as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Comfortable working independently.
• A minimum of three years of emergency medicine experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient to determine physical and emotional needs.
• Obtains complete medical history and physical data on patients.
• Orders appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as needed.
• Performs a complete physical exam and records findings.
• Collaborates with physicians in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients.
• Synthesizes data to determine preliminary diagnosis and therapeutic plan utilizing principles of prevention.
• Prescribes and administers medications and injections according to physician directions.
• Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information.
• Posts tests and examination results.
• Performs procedures approved within scope of practice and as instructed by physician.
• Delegates care and makes appropriate referrals to specialties.
• Respects physical privacy of patients.
• Interviews and advises patients regarding health and illness prevention.
• Provides patient education.
• Instructs patients regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Establish patient specific goals that are consistent with the overall plan of care.
• Networks with health team members by communicating data based on diagnosis to provide continuity of care.
• Recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs.
• Communicates changes in client status with provider and/or family members.
• Modifies, implements, and evaluates individualized teaching plan in order to restore, maintain or promote health.
• Collaborates with other health team members in intra/inter departmental issue recognition and resolution.
• Gives pertinent and timely report to co-workers.
• Ability to utilize electronic medical record effectively.
• Documents accurately and legibly.

Benefits

• health insurance
• time off
• retirement planning
• continuous learning opportunities