Emergency RN

Portales, NM - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Emergency RN
Location: Portales NM

Job Description:
Provide direct and indirect patient care in the emergency care setting. Provide care that reflects initiative flexibility and responsibility indicative of professional expectation with minimal supervision. Demonstrate the ability to triage safely rapidly and accurately every patient that enters the emergency care system. Determine priorities of care based on physical and psychosocial needs as well as factors influencing patient flow through the system. Communicate with Emergency Department physicians about changes in patients status symptomatology and results of diagnostic studies. Demonstrate ability to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Promote the mission vision and values of the organization.
Provide direct patient care evaluates outcomes consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on patients of all ages and re-assessments as per policy including neonatal pediatric adolescent and geriatric patients and the general patient population.
Assess plan implement and educate patient/family on appropriate plan of care and pain management.
Ability to monitor hemodynamic status of patient and correctly interpret the results.
Demonstrate knowledge of cardiac monitoring; identifies dysrhythmias and treats appropriately.
Accurately assign triage categories.
Maintain accurate and continued nursing documentation including patient histories conditions treatments responses pain management and assessment of changes.
Treat patients and their families with respect and dignity.
Identify and address psychosocial cultural ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and family.
Function as a liaison between administration patients physicians and other healthcare providers.
Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served.
Demonstrate ability to interpret data about the patients status in order to identify each patients age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group.
Interact professionally with patient and family and involves patient and family in the formation of the plan of care.
Formulate a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; includes family in teaching as appropriate.
Maintain current knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and his/her clinical condition.
Prepare hang monitor and discontinue IV fluids medications and blood/blood components.
Maintain established departmental policies and procedures objectives performance improvement program safety environmental and infection control standards.
Maintain a safe comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families in accordance with Hospital standards.
Ensure an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment.
Assist in cost containment through appropriate ordering and conserving of supplies and equipment.
Cooperate with other personnel to achieve departmental objectives maintain good employee relations and interdepartmental objectives.
Demonstrate the ability to assist physicians with procedures in the Emergency Department.
Lead one or more employees performing similar work; supervises temporary employees and employees who do not supervise; trains new employees; allocates and monitors work of others.
Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs current literature in-service meetings and workshops; shows responsibility for own professional practice and ongoing education.

Qualifications:

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
Current registered nurse licensure in the state of New Mexico.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or must be obtained within thirty (30) days of hire.
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification or must be obtained within six (6) months of hire.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification or must be obtained within six (6) months of hire.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) certification and/ or Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) is preferred.

Professional Requirements:

Adhere to dress code appearance is neat and clean.
Complete annual education requirements.
Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
Report to work on time and as scheduled.
Wear identification while on duty.
Maintain regulatory requirements including all state federal and local regulations.
Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
Communicate the mission ethics and goals of the organization.
Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
Attend regular staff meetings and in-services.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations.
Ability to work independently exercise creativity be attentive to detail and maintain a positive attitude.
Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical financial and legal information.
Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients physicians or others in a professional manner.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions:

Working regular hours including call hours and weekends as required.
Physically demanding high-stress environment.
Exposure to blood and body fluids communicable diseases chemicals radiation and repetitive motions.
Pushing and pulling heavy objects.
Manual and finger dexterity.
Hand and eye coordination.
Standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
Functional range of body motion including handling and lifting patients.
Position requires light to moderate work with 50 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry.
Position requires reaching bending stooping and handling objects with hands and/or fingers talking and/or hearing and seeing.

Job Title: Emergency RN Location: Portales NM Job Description: Provide direct and indirect patient care in the emergency care setting. Provide care that reflects initiative flexibility and responsibility indicative of professional expectation with minimal supervision. Demonstrate the ability to t...