Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - Mid Shift Job at The University of Kansas Health System (Great Bend)

Job Description

Under the supervision of the nursing department's management, the RN assumes the responsibility for the nursing processes of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation needed to deliver safe, evidence based care within their scope of practice.

Job Responsibility

Collects and assesses initial and on-going data about the health status of the patient
Initiates and/or revises an individualized plan of care
Carries out interventions safely and in compliance with policy
Evaluates patient response to intervention/therapy
Provides patient education
Addresses patient’s questions and concerns
Verifies patient informed consent when indicated
Documents and communicates all required components of patient care
Provides care to acutely and critically ill patients
Performs airway management
Identifies physical symptoms changes and provides appropriate treatment
Demonstrates established techniques of safe administration of medications and parenteral fluids
Develop and implement patient plan of care
Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions
Demonstrates knowledge of anesthetic drugs, actions, and side effects
Demonstrates ability to adequately assess and reassess pain
Promote, advocate and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient
Provide patient/family education
Delegates to non-RN personnel
Effectively uses time, personnel, equipment and supplies to provide high quality, cost effective patient care
Manages resources and patient flow
Uses standards of care, hospital policies/procedures and regulatory guidelines to guide practice
Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams
Precepts/mentors new staff or nursing students as needed
Seeks out learning opportunities and continuing education
Use current healthcare research findings and other evidence to expand clinical knowledge
Maintains professional records
Adapts to rapidly changing technology
Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records
Utilizes initiative
strives to maintain a steady level of productivity
self motivated
Organizes and manages activities
Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of medical/ surgical patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department
Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner
Formulates a goal directed plan of care
Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled, consistent manner
Establish priorities of patient care
Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers
Performs documentation on the floor and in the patient record
Reviews and carries out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner
Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations
Follows organizational policies & procedures in providing safe patient care
Attends all mandatory in services and participates in staff meetings

Requirements

Associate Degree Nursing from an accredited college or university
Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing in the State of Kansas
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 180 Days
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Knowledge of general nursing theory and practice
Knowledge of principles, methods and techniques involved in performing general nursing services and adapting or modifying standards of nursing practices for care of specific medical cases

Nice to have

Bachelor Degree Nursing from an accredited college or university
Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) within 180 Days
Fetal Heart Monitor (AWHONN, ETC.) - Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) within 1 Year
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

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