RN - ED

Shift: 7:00P - 7:30A

Responsibilities:

• Deliver patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and applying the nursing process based on theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards.
• Assess and evaluate patient care needs and apply critical thinking skills in patient care management.
• Integrate relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.
• Prioritize all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning “after hospital care” and delegating to others as appropriate.
• Educate patients and caregivers while anticipating needs and readiness to learn about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, family, and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
• Manage assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrate allocation of material resources effectively.
• Role model the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through various facilitation actions.
• Consider the patient's values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs, and knowledge in all aspects of care.
• Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.
• Use evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalate to Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager or Patient Relations as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening through dialogue, body language, and actions.
• Support staff use of evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.
• Conduct Purposeful Hourly Rounding on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps.
• Practice safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served.
• Implement process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based procedures.
• Engage in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research studies.
• Contribute to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures.
• Implement principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high-risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients.
• Escalate potential safety hazards or gaps from best practice following institutional chain of command protocol.
• Utilize institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• NYS RN License
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Minimum 2 years of Emergency Medicine experience (adults and/or pediatrics)
• ACLS and BLS certifications
• Must have ED experience

Preferred Skills:

• 1 year travel experience for EPIC experience highly preferred
• Trauma experience is a plus
• Certifications such as TNCC, ENPC, CEN are a plus