Registered Nurse - Emergency Room (RN)

To provide care to patients that present to the Emergency Department. Provide care to patients within the scope of practice of a Registered Nurse as defined by the Kentucky Board of Nursing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Completes nursing HX and assessment accurately with in expected time frames.


• Determines and delivers age appropriate care.


• Delegates duties based on complexity of patient needs.


• Utilization of critical thinking skills in prioritization of care.


• Develops and prioritizes individualized plan of care.


• Coordinates and collaborates plan of care with health care team.


• Incorporates discharge planning needs in plan of care.


• Documents interventions that are accurate, pertinent, timely, and legible.


• Administers medication observing the "5 rights".


• Administers medication correctly based on patient's age, and clinical condition.


• Performs skills and tasks required by unit expectations.


• Includes patient, caregivers, and disciplines in care, council and health teaching.


• Demonstrates correct use and troubleshooting of equipment.


• Evaluates the efficacy of plan of care.


• Modifies based on patient's current condition.


• Ability to supervise staff members who provide direct patient care.


• Provides health care at the best value without compromising patient care.


• Accurately completes Triage assessment of patient and assigns appropriate acuity category.


• Completes all documents accurately in the Electronic Medical Record.

Required Experience

• A minimum of one year work experience in an acute care setting preferred.