RN-Emergency Job Description
RN-Emergency Duties & Responsibilities
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RN-Emergency Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for RN-Emergency
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PALS, ACLS, TNCC, ENPC, BLS, NIHSS, NRP, NIH, BCLS, STABLE
Education for RN-Emergency
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Employers hiring for the rn-emergency job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Science, Associate Degrees, School of Nursing, Education, Graduate, College of Nursing, Nursing Program, Performance, Patient Care
Skills for RN-Emergency
Desired skills for rn-emergency include:
Desired experience for rn-emergency includes:
RN-Emergency Examples
RN-Emergency Job Description
- Professionally communicates the patient condition, changes in this condition, and expected outcomes to other health care providers
- Demonstrates competency in emergency nursing procedures, consistently utilizing patient identification, patient monitoring, and appropriate documentation in accordance to the patient’s condition and departmental standards
- Provides input regarding protocols, policies and procedures to immediate supervisor
- Analyzes ongoing assessment data to formulate nursing diagnoses, identifies collaborative problems and formulates a plan of care and interventions to attain expected and desired outcomes
- Demonstrates consistent use and compliance of written protocols and procedures including restraints, conscious sedation, medication administration, and documentation
- Effectively completes triage assessment utilizing the ESI triage system, establishes patient priorities, and completes assessments on all patients assigned
- Utilizes critical judgement to analyze patient assessment data, coordinates patient care as appropriate
- Accurately follows procedures for facility charging and patient classification
- Performs initial and ongoing assessment of the patient, utilizing appropriate data
- Communicates and documents assessment of patient with the interdisciplinary team
- Collects current symptoms, detailed patient history and then consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
- Registered Nurse in an Acute Care Hospital with a minimum of three years of experience specific to the area of specialty required
- Registered Nurse in an Acute Care Hospital with a minimum of three years of experience specific to the area of specialty
- Nurse
- A minimum of 12 months of acute care nursing experience and/or ED nursing experience in a level III trauma center or higher required
- Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing required
RN-Emergency Job Description
- Perform routine cleaning of patient rooms, nursing units, clinical areas, restrooms and other assigned areas following established guidelines
- Restock assigned areas and patient rooms with supplies, paper towels, toilet paper, soap, linen bags, gloves, sharp containers, and clean linen
- Transport trash, hazardous waste, soiled linen, and recyclable trash to appropriate disposal areas
- Effectively assess assigned patients and report changes to physician when appropriate
- Implement interventions by processing physician's orders timely and documenting accurately
- Routinely perform assigned daily and weekly duties to maintain adequately stocked supplies and a clean and safe work environment
- Consistently provide quality care based upon CMS established guidelines
- Effectively assess critical results, report and document data accurately, including but not limited to Vital Signs and Point of Care tests
- Always use the five rights and two patient identifiers when administering medications
- Educate patient and/or family about tests/treatments/conditions, appropriately address concerns, provide appropriate discharge instructions to include a follow up physician
- ENPC and TNCC preferred
- One year emergency or critical care experience preferred
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association
- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (1-month grace period allowed for ACLS if expired)
- 1 yr minimum experience required, 2 years preferred
RN-Emergency Job Description
- Utilizes the five rights and the two patient identifiers when administering medications
- Ensures a smooth and efficient flow of patients
- Educates patients and families based on assessed needs, documents education provided, and keeps them informed of tests, treatments and any delays
- Completes daily checklist, efficiently maintains room supplies and equipment
- Demonstrates clinical judgment in responding to priority patient needs
- Develops and documents plan of care, treatment and services which is individualized and appropriate for the patient needs, strengths, limitations and goals
- Includes the interdisciplinary health team as needed
- Demonstrates effective communication with the patient / family and interdisciplinary team
- Provides care, treatment and services in collaboration with interdisciplinary health team
- Maintains an appropriate nurse-patient relationship
- Recent or current Emergency Department experience strongly preferred
- Certification by the Emergency Department Nurses Association as a CEN preferred
- Current State of Wisconsin registered nurse license
- Requires one year of emergency experience
- ACLS and PALS certifications required within one year of employment
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Wisconsin
RN-Emergency Job Description
- Provides training / precepting for new team members on the unit
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based practice within practice area and identifies opportunities for performance improvement
- Participates and utilizes the performance improvement process to improve clinical practice
- Completes at least one clinical research utilization (CRU) form for submission to Nursing Research Department utilizing a research article from the last 5 years from research performed in the United States
- Completes a minimum of 5 nationally approved contact hours (CNE or CEU) per year
- Completes mandatory in-services and health screens in timely manner
- Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Assures patients are acknowledged upon arrival, and triaged expeditiously
- Assesses patients' physical, psychosocial and cultural needs considering diagnosis, age, care setting, desire for care and response to care plan
- Plans care, collaborating with others members of the healthcare team
- One year med/surg experience
- Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and
- Requires current state of Indiana license as Registered Nurse
- Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN)
- Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program
- Current American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare provider certification/card or must obtain within 3 months of hire
RN-Emergency Job Description
- Provides interactive patient and family education
- Communicates effectively with all members of the healthcare team and the public
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications must be obtained within three months of hire date
- Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Most possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse (RN) license with the state of California
- One year recent experience in emergency nursing or completion of a Emergency Services Residency Course OR two years of critical care (ICU) experience post-residency
- ICS-100 and 700 training required within 3 months of hire
- Prefer experience in acute or sub- acute healthcare setting
- Completed Associates of Nursing Program
- 12 months acute care experience working with the patient population similar to department of hire or completion of the specialty residency at Seward Medical Center
- Current Utah RN license or compact state license
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENCP and NRP certifications required within 12 months of employment