Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

CORE Duties:

• Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals. Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the MTF.
• Perform physical exam and health histories.
• Provide health promotions, counseling, and education.
• Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
• Direct and supervise care provide by other healthcare professionals.
• Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
• Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
• Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
• Perform nursing services identified in the TO.
• Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.

 

Work Schedule:

Services shall be performed Sunday - Saturday, for 13 hours to include a one hour meal break:
Days: between 6am and 6:30pm
Evenings: between 10am and 10:30pm
Nights: between 6pm and 6:30am

 

Minimum Qualifications:

* Education: Associates Degree of Nursing. Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or as otherwise identified in the TO.
* Experience: Minimum 1 year Emergency Room experience within the past 2 years

* License: Active, unrestricted RN license

* Board Certification: N/A

* Life Support Certifications: AHA or ARC BLS, ACLS, and PALS.  (ACLS and PALS can be obtain within 6 months of employment.)

* Security: Must be able to pass a Government background check and obtain a Government security clearance.