ED *Weekend Package*

EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Required:

· Current Iowa licensure as a Registered Nurse

· Healthcare Provider BLS

· ACLS, PALS, TNCC

· Mandatory Abuse Reporter Certification

· Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English well

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF JOB

· Under limited supervision, provides, plans, directs, and evaluates total nursing care and functions in the Emergency Department. Relates effectively with other shifts for continuity of care; maintains satisfactory relations with other departments; participates in all phases of education, maintenance of records, and upgrading of policies, procedures, and skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

· Ability to maintain confidentiality; and both a high standard of courtesy and cooperation in dealing with co-workers, patients, and visitors, and satisfactory job performance despite the stress of a hospital work environment.

· Incorporates Mission, Vision, and Core Values into department, and ensures departmental employees and self adhere to these.

· Wears appropriate apparel for the position and displays nametag upon such apparel.

· Regular and predictable work attendance.

· Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients on the unit, including giving direct patient care.

· Utilizes gathered data in determining priorities for patients' physical, psychological, educational and discharge needs in formulating the plan of care.

· Identifies problems and guides personnel to their solution.

· Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of coworkers.

· Administers medications and intravenous solutions skillfully and correctly.

· Maintains the standards of accurate and complete recording and reporting.

· Arranges to have needed supplies and equipment on hand.

· Participates in planning changes and improvements.

· Carries out nursing interventions safely and accurately utilizing knowledge, judgment and skill to implement physicians' orders and the nursing plan of care.

· Evaluates patient/family responses to implementation of the plan of care and modifies plan of care based on these responses.

· Provides assistance to Med-Surg and other department of facility as needed including but not limited to direct patient care, STAT orders, administration of medications, etc.

· Prioritizes workload.

· Performs documentation accurately, concisely and in a timely manner.

· Demonstrates effective communication skills.

· Supports and enforces infection control policies and procedures.

· Is resourceful and calm in emergencies.

· Participates in orientation and in-service training for personnel.

· Displays concern and initiative.

· Observes and supports hospital policies.

· Cooperates and maintains good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, patients, and visitors.

· Effectively assumes job responsibilities of ancillary support during absences.

· Works rotating shifts, weekends and holidays as scheduled.

· Attend meetings and in-services as required.

· Other duties as assigned.