Massac Memorial ER Nurse

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 1. Complete comprehensive nursing assessment on each patient under care and document appropriately. 2. Administer medications or delegate medication administration to LPN 3. Perform or delegate nursing interventions and provide for safe and effective nursing care. 4. Advocate for patients and evaluate response to intervention and effectiveness of plan of care. 5. Provide health education to patients and families/caregivers and administer blood products 6. Supervise LPNs and ER Techs to assure competent patient care provided. 7. Supervise ER Technicians 8. Provide care for trauma patients of all ages 9. Serve as house supervisor when necessary including weekends holidays and night shift 10. Be familiar with EMS system 11. Communicate using 2 way radio with 911 ambulance service and First Responders 12. Assess acuity level of patient presenting for ER and prioritize who to be seen first second etc. 13. Periodically reassess patients for condition changes until seen in ER 14. Perform call-back of patients seen in ER to check on condition following treatment per policy. 15. Pass competency and proficiency testing as required by department or hospital 16. Keep current with professional license certifications and literature review Additional Duties Tasks Responsibilities and Expectations 1. Comply with all hospital policies and procedures as applicable for position including employee handbook department and administrative policies and procedures goals and objectives for self department and performance improvement safety compliance program HIPAA and confidentiality accreditation and survey standards and infection control. 2. Provide exceptional customer service to all external (patients families etc.) and internal (co-workers other departments physicians etc.) customers. 3. Participate in staff meetings and serve on hospital committees/teams as appropriate. 4. Perform work in effective organized accountable and competent manner including following oral and written instructions. 5. Be respectful courteous and caring in all interactions with others. 6. Demonstrate initiative and ownership in performance of duties and be self-starter. 7. Pass competency and proficiency testing as required by department or hospital including computer based testing. 8. Adapt to changing work assignments and comfortable serving diverse community 9. Promote hospital services in service delivery area. 10. Function well under stressful conditions involving other departments workload etc. 11. Keep knowledge and skills current via education activities in-services and other training. 12. Report to next shift or manager any problems or areas of concern to correct. 13. Perform related duties as needed including assisting others with their work. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Graduate of accredited or approved program of nursing with current Illinois RN license (or temporary work permit. CPR certification. ER RN requires ACLS PALs. TNS and TNCC preferred Experience: Clinical experience preferred

Shift: nights 7p-7a 2 nights a week every other weekend

Specialty Type: Nursing

Sub Specialties: Emergency Room Nurse

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