JOB TITLE : Registered Nurse
REPORTS TO: ED Director
SUMMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The registered nurse of the emergency department assesses all patients who present for treatment, provides treatment through established nursing practice and as ordered by a provider, re-assesses patients and plans for their ongoing care which may include discharge, admission or transfer. The RN is involved in process improvement and department tasks as requested by department leadership. The RN is a resource for other staff and departments and upholds the mission, vision and values of the hospital.
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATONS:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Licensure in the State of Ohio as an RN.
- Basic Life Support (BLS), ACLS & PALS. ACLS & PALS may be obtained within first 6 months of hire.
- Customer Service Skills
- Computer Skills
- Prefer BSN or enrolled in BSN program
CERTIFICATIONS - Check Certifications Required
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides consistently safe and clinically effective nursing care to patients.
- Provides direct clinical nursing care to patients in the ED and elsewhere in the hospital as needed.
- Maintains all job requirements of the ED Registered Nurse. Maintains all licensure and certifications.
- Completes all required education and competencies on-time.
- Follows health system, hospital and department policies and procedures.
- Assists to plan and provide for proper staffing for the department(s) of responsibility.
- Maintains accountability for fiscal management. Charts accurately for billing. Utilizes supplies appropriately.
- Capable of being an advocate for employees and customers (patients, families, and other employees).
- Intellectually honest and open to suggestions and original ideas that are “out of the box” or contrary to personal biases.
- At request of department leadership, participates in committees or groups based in the hospital.
- Delegates appropriate to LPNs and ED Techs.
- Communicates openly with peers and leaders to build and maintain an open professionally friendly work environment.
- Able to demonstrate ability to work with diverse groups of people.
- Able to demonstrate high level of integrity and moral standards.
- Arrives to work on-time.
- Able to create opportunities for success by empowering other people.
- Functions as a role model, mentor and advisor when orienting new staff.
- Emotional Intelligence: balancing perception and emotional maturity to understand and master one’s own emotions and others in a way to instill confidence.
- Trusted influence: balancing commitment and empowerment to evoke trust in others and enable them to succeed.