PRN-Night shift Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room (ER)
Company: Exceptional Healthcare Inc.
Location: Harlingen
Posted on: May 10, 2022
Job Description:
PRN Role - $50 per hourThe Emergency Room Nurse provides direct
and indirect patient care in the emergency care setting and
provides care that reflects initiative, flexibility, and
responsibility indicative of professional expectation with a
minimum of supervision. The Emergency Room Nurse is able to triage
safely, rapidly and accurately, every patient that enters the
emergency care system.ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Determine priorities of care based on physical and psychosocial
needs, as well as factors
- influencing patient flow through the system.
- Communicate with Emergency Department physicians about changes
in patient status, symptomatology, and results of diagnostic
studies.
- Able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition
or response to treatment.
- Maintain awareness of current ER operational policies and
procedures which impact position responsibilities.
- Demonstrate current comprehensive and professional knowledge
and skills in conformation with recognized nursing standards
including the Patient Bill of Rights standards for patient care and
the Nurse Practice Act.
- Provide direct patient care, evaluate outcomes, consult with
other specialists as required, and adjust nursing care processes as
indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
- Able to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and
reassessments as per policy, including pediatric, adolescent, and
geriatric patients and the general patient population.
- Able to use triage process to ensure timely and appropriate
care to patients and accurately assign triage categories.
- Able to adequately assess and reassess pain, utilize
appropriate pain management techniques, and educate the patient and
family regarding pain management.
- Able to monitor hemodynamic status of patient and correctly
interpret the results.
- Demonstrate knowledge of cardiac monitoring to identify
dysrhythmias.
- Able to perform waived testing (point-of-care testing) per
Clinical Laboratory's and according to patient care unit's policies
and procedures.
- Able to interpret the results of waived tests and take
appropriate action on waived test results.
- Maintain current knowledge of medications and their correct
administration based on age of the patient and his/her clinical
condition.
- Maintain accurate and continued nursing documentation including
patient histories, conditions, treatments, responses, and
assessment of changes.
- Perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that
optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of
medical/health care errors.
- Interact professionally with patient and family and involve
patient and family in the formation of the plan of care.
- Formulate a teaching plan based on identified learning needs
and evaluate effectiveness of learning, including family in
teaching as appropriate.
- Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for
patients and families in accordance with ER standards.
- Ensure adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of
equipment.
- Assist in cost containment through appropriate ordering and
conserving of supplies and equipment.EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- At least 2 years of Emergency, Room Registered Nurse
experience.LANGUAGE/MATH/REASONING ABILITY
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short
correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively
present information in one-on-one and small group situations to
customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply; and divide in all units of
measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and
interpret bar graphs.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out
instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability
to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in
standardized situation.COMPUTER SKILLS
- Basic computer skills
- EHR Documentation via EPOWERdocCERTIFICATE/ LICENSES
- Current Texas RN license or Compact License
- Current BLS Certification
- Current ACLS Certification
- Current PALS CertificationCOMPANY STANDARDS
- Professional Maturity: The ability to separate emotional
feelings from the real issues at hand
- Responsibility: The ability to accept choices you have made and
the results they have led to
- Communication: The ability to write and speak effectively;
actively listen to others and give feedback.
- Flexibility: Demonstrate responsiveness and adaptability
following change initiatives.
- Intelligence: Understand information and apply new
knowledge.Job Types: Full-timePay: $37.00 - $42.00 per
hourINDEHCRN
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Keywords: Exceptional Healthcare Inc., Harlingen , PRN-Night shift Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room (ER), Healthcare , Harlingen, Texas
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