RN- Emergency

RN- Emergency in Starkville, Mississippi, United States

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RN- Emergency Job ID RNEME001496 Job Category: Nurse RN Job Type: Full-Time

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital Oktibbeha County Location: Starkville, MS

He/She is responsible for the professional nursing care of all assigned patients in accordance with established standards of care and within the scope of the current NursePractice Act. The RN is responsible for meeting the physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs of the patients assigned to his/her care. The RN is responsible for maintaining the patients medical record with proper documentation of observations and nursing actions taken. The RN prescribes, delegates, and coordinates the rendered nursing care. Utilizing the nursing process, the RN is responsible for maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment at all times.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current Mississippi licensure as a Registered Nurse by the Mississippi Board of Nursing
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC certified (grace period - within 6 months of hire)
• CPR certified

Job Relationships:

• Responsible to the Emergency Department Director, following the OCH Chain of Command
• Workers supervised: Nurse Technicians, Environmental Service personnel, Emergency Medical Technicians, students, and supplemental nursing staff as applicable

Physical Demands:

• Note: Occasionally 1 - 33% of the workday
• Frequently 34 - 66% of the workday
• Continuously 67 - 100% on the workday
• Occasionally may also be described as work performed once every 3 minutes frequently once every 1 ½ to 3 minutes and continuously as once every 1 ½ minutes

1. Standing/walking - continuously
2. Sitting - frequently
3. Bending - frequently
4. Climbing/reaching - occasionally
5. Push/pull - frequently
6. Handling/lifting - occasionally
7. Manual dexterity - frequently
8. Hands: i. Simple grasp - frequently ii. Firm grasp - frequently iii. Fine manipulations - frequently

Patient Population:

The Emergency Department population ranges from delivery of newborn to geriatric patients. OCH Regional Medical Center Emergency Department sees approximately 25,000 patients per year. The patient population consists of multiple ethnic backgrounds as we serve a very diverse community.

Equal Opportunity:

Baptist is an equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination based on an individuals race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sex, age, handicap, disability, physical, visual, or mental creed, marital, and veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected by federal or state law with respect to all aspects of the employment process, including recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.

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