Registered Nurse - ED - PRN Nights

Job summary

To act as patient advocate, providing continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through collaboration with other members of the healthcare team and supporting the philosophy, objectives and goals of the facility. The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing the needs of individual patients including but not limited to adult, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients.

Qualifications

• Degree from accredited nursing program.
• Licensure as registered nurse in Texas.
• Minimum of three years work experience as a Emergency Room nurse in an acute care hospital ED.
• ACLS, BLS and PALS – current at time of hire

Occupational exposure

Category I exposure to blood borne pathogens, frequent exposure to chemical hazards and may encounter radiation hazards.

Responsibilities

• 1.
• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status.
• 2.
• Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
• 3.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes.
• 4.
• Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.
• 5.
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons and documenting events.
• 6.
• Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of medical/surgical patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment.
• 7.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making.
• 8.
• Performs documentation duties on the floor and in the patient record, which is timely, accurate and concise.
• 9.
• Works as part of a team in delivering patient care.
• 10.
• Maintains CPR/ACLS/PALS certification.