Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Emergency Department Duration: 13 weeks Shift: First Shift Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state Certifications: BLS Must-Have: - Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. - Practices effective, clear, and respectful communications (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language. - Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly, while actively contributing to the vision and results of the team. - Warmly, personally, and professionally greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary. - Shows an understanding and knowledge of computer systems and applications and/or ability to be trained. - Ability to communicate/collaborate with other care team members. - Ability to assess age-specific patient safety issues and implement appropriate safety devices for all patients. Description: The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person. The focus is on creating a caring environment dedicated to healing and wellness. Nursing practices are based on evidence, current research, and established policies and procedures. Clinical decision-making incorporates all phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Promoting nursing excellence is achieved through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. Responsibilities include: - Performing and documenting comprehensive patient assessments in accordance with the RN's scope of practice and established policies. - Considering the patient’s culture, age, and developmental level. - Identifying patient risk factors and presenting complaints. - Collecting objective and subjective data. - Developing a problem list and prioritizing patient needs based on input from the inter-professional team. - Determining desired outcomes in coordination with the patient and family according to the medical plan of care. - Fully implementing patient care therapies and procedures within the established scope of practice. - Explaining procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families. - Initiating actions to alleviate patient stress and discomfort. - Recognizing and responding to changes in patient conditions appropriately. - Conducting ongoing assessments and documenting responses to treatments and therapies. - Delegating tasks appropriately and overseeing team members in patient care activities. - Monitoring the accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care. - Identifying and addressing educational needs of patients. - Facilitating the discharge process and ensuring discharge teaching is completed. - Providing input into patient/nurse assignments. - Actively participating in unit-based activities that support organizational values. - Promoting a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions. - Ensuring nursing excellence in accordance with accepted standards and evidence-based practices. - Participating in quality improvement activities and core measures. - Using a holistic perspective regarding patient care.
