Registered Nurse (RN) - ER

Job description

Shift : Days Hours: The Clinical Nurse assumes principal responsibility for the total nursing care, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation of each assigned patient. The staff nurse initiates teaching and educates the patient and family/or significant other to attain optimal health. Access to all Patient Health Information for treatment purposes only. Required : 1yr or more current Emergency Room experience required Preferred : - Obtains information and interpret information in terms of the patient’s needs. - Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development. - Understands the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the patients served. - Initiates interdisciplinary communications and incorporates recommendations. - Consistently demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the ages of the patients served in the Emergency Department. - Acts as a liaison between patient, physicians, family/significant other and other health disciplines. - Develops implements and updates an individualized teaching and Emergency Department discharge instructions. - Initiates and documents progressive patient and family/significant teaching. - Fa...