Description
Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - Night
Location: Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA
Schedule: Full Time
Emergency Department - Registered Nurse - FT Night
+ 30-bed Emergency Care Unit
+ Rapid paced, high acuity unit with 155 visits per day; >55,000 annual visits
+ ACLS, PALS, and EKG provided
+ An orientation program facilitated by a Clinical Educator, focused on Emergency Nursing especially for the novice nurse
+ Emergency Nursing Association (ENA) orientation curriculum offered (online)
+ Full time (72 hours biweekly)
+ Shift: 12 hour Night rotation
+ Every fourth weekend
+ Eligible for shift and weekend differential
The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for implementing, directing and coordinating the care of patients through the use of the nursing process: assessment, planning implementation and evaluation. Included is recognition and treatment of the physical and psychosocial changes unique to the age/population group served on the specific unit.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Job Class Specifics
1. Demonstrates safe medication practice.
2. Maintains a professional image that reflects the employee's role in health care, with confidence and a positive impression.
3. Completes chart check to ensure no missed orders.
4. Accurately transcribes physician's orders.
5. Demonstrates therapeutic communication skills.
6. Demonstrates ability to assess patient education needs and use of patient education resources.
7. Demonstrates involvement in unit by attending 50% of staff/committee meetings and in-services for area.
8. Demonstrates leadership through the nursing process and supervision while maintaining accountability for treatment and patient outcomes.
9. Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area, orientation and teaching of staff.
10. Responds to delays in a calm manner. Apologizes for inconveniences and gives alternatives.
11. Analyzes assessment data, identifies priority problems and documents on Plan of Care in PCS for patients and families and significant others.
12. Uses effective problem-solving skills to plan patient care.
13. Identifies critical factors evidencing changes in patient condition and responds appropriately.
14. Completes and documents discharge assessment against plan of care goals.
15. Initiates and maintains Intravenous Therapy according to IV standards.
16. Responds appropriately to emergency situations.
17. Utilizes proper body mechanics to prevent injury to self and others. Safely positions, transfers and transports patients.
18. Functions as a virtual nurse as assigned which includes, but is not limited to, admissions, discharges, education, documentation through a virtual platform and working collaboratively with the bedside nursing staff.
Department: Emergency Department
1. Completes accurate initial triage to ESI and department standards.
2. Performs thorough and accurate chief complaint specific assessments on all age groups.
3. Assesses and identifies patients for indications of physical, sexual, or psychological abuse and initiates appropriate follow-up.
4. Implements advanced emergency skills to ED patients.
5. Collaboratively coordinates with other departments and disciplines in order to meet patient's needs.
6. Achieves credentialing in conscious sedation annually and demonstrates appropriate clinical performance as evidenced by successful observation and chart review.
7. Attends annual skills day for all other unit specific competencies and reviews.
8. Early identification and expedient processing of AMI patients to cath lab to meet benchmark door to balloon times.
9. Demonstrates appropriate technique of accessing, maintaining, and de-accessing indwelling ports.
10. Accurately completes and transmits 12 lead EKG's.
11. Able to demonstrate proper set up and verbalize proper nursing care during and after insertion of chest tube.
12. Demonstrates proficient phlebotomy skills on all age groups and follows procedures for patient identification and specimen labeling.
13. Demonstrates proper use of Lifepak in all functions.
14. Properly identifies patients by chief complaint and initiates department protocols in collaboration with ED Physician.
15. Demonstrates proper application of restraints in the ED setting and completes required documentation timely and accurately.
16. Documentation thorough and complete as evidenced by random chart audits.
Qualifications and Standards
Education:
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
- Evidence of participation in educational programs to update and maintain current knowledge and clinical skills.
Experience:
- Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required.
- Previous nursing experience in specialty area preferred.
- For Cath Lab, one year of acute carenursing experience (ED, Cath Lab, CCU, IMCU, Tele-Observation) preferred.
- For Cardiac Rehab, two years experience in Critical Care and/or Progressive Care required.
- For Cardiovascular Services, two years of experience reading cardiac monitors and be self directed in responding to abnormalities or cardiac arrests codes as a team member.
- For Device Clinic, at least one year of device management services required. Successful completion of EKG course required. At least two years of acute care nursing required (Tele-Observation, IMCU, CCU, Cath Lab, ED).
- For Emergency Department, at least one year of RN experience in ED or Critical Care required.
- For Family Birthing Services, a minimum of 1 year Labor and Delivery experience (within the last five years); For Family Birthing position posted as a trainee position, requirement of at least 1 year of experience as an RN with preferred areas of ICU, CCU, IMCU, EDor internal nurse intern upon successfully completing accredited nursing program. Experience requirement does not apply to an RN in the Family Birthing Services Fellowship Program (FBSFP)
- For Infusion Services, 6 months of infusion nursing experience required, and 6 months Midline and PICC experience required.
- For Wound Care Center, two years experience and expertise in the nursing process related to wound care required. Experience in advanced wound care initiatives preferred.
- For Outpatient Behavioral Health Services, two years experience in Behavioral/Psychiatric nursing is required. Previous experience in a Behavioral Health Outpatient setting preferred. Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training in accordance with Act31 of
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