Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) - Weekend Option

This is a Weekend Option only position!!

$25,000 sign-on bonus!!

Job Summary :

The registered nurse is a professional practitioner who delivers patient care through the nursing process.

Functions and Duties :

• Collaborates with the patient, family and healthcare team to promote positive patient outcomes
• Assess and reassess patient clinical condition, which includes objective and subjective assessment data.
• Develop, implement and evaluate a patient’s Plan of Care.
• Utilize critical thinking skills for patient care and daily operations.
• Demonstrates clinical competencies and skills applicable to unit.
• Coordinates, initiates, and validates teaching based on identified learning needs of the patient and designated support person.
• Manages, administers and reconciles medications.
• Documents patient care, interventions and responses in the electronic health record (EHR) timely and accurately.
• Delegates appropriately according to skill level.
• Triage according to the ESI triage algorithm.
• Manage sexual assault victims care, paperwork and evidence.
• Medication management including Omnicell and refrigerator monitoring.
• Facilitate patient flow.
• Prioritize and delegate tasks related to patient care.
• Clear communication with First Responders in the Community (EMS).
• Knowledge of role in codes including but not limited to : Inside Response TeamOutside Response TeamCode Blue in EDCode Blue in houseCode Blue on groundsExpress TeamCode Green including the function of the Decon RoomOther hospital codes
• Clear and sensitive communication with patients and families who are dealing with various stages of trauma and tragedy.
• Management of an expired patient including but not limited to : Coroner notificationM transplant notificationFuneral home notificationMorgue placementPatient belongingsFamily physician notificationPolice if required
• Safe management of Behavioral Health patients in acute crisis.
• Transfer management per EMTALA guidelines.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications :

Education

Experience

Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations

Skills and Abilities

Physical Demands :

Lifting / transferring

Pushing / pulling

Stooping / kneeling / reaching

Motor coordination and manual dexterity

Tactile sensation

Eyesight / vision

Temperament

Hearing

FLSA Statement :

This position is classified as non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Employees in non-exempt positions are entitled to receive overtime pay for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek in accordance with state and federal regulations.

EEO Statement :

Touchette Regional Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.