Rn Emergency Department

Responsibilities

• Bases nursing actions by applying principles of purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgment/decisions.

• Gathers data through history taking and physical assessment and interprets data in order to plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs.

• Develops, evaluates and revises patient's plan of care and nursing actions in response to patient's needs.

• Documents care provided and patient's progress toward attainment of desired outcomes.

• Directs and supervises others in the performance of delegated nursing activities.

• Teaches the patient and/or significant other(s) about the plan of care. Prepares patients to manage their care after discharge, transfer or preparation for procedure/test.

• Manages time and resources to deliver patient care.

• Administers medications to patients.

• Provides direct patient care.

• Leads the health care team.

• Serves as a Resource Person for assigned shift.

• Serves as a preceptor for new employees.

• Performs job specific requirements and other duties as assigned.

Experience:

One year prior clinical nursing experience. Evidence of experience in working effectively and positively with patients, care providers, and the multi-disciplinary team. Evidence of the ability to perform as a member of a team.