Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Community and Social Services, Computer Skills, Critical Care, Cross-Functional, Emergency Nursing, Epic Systems, Establish Priorities, Healthcare, Hospital, Leadership, Medical Assistance, Medical Conditions, Medical Record System, Medical Treatment, Medications, Needs Assessment, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Education, Patient Safety, Prescription Drugs, Registered Nurse (RN), Risk Management, Social Work, Technical Writing, Training/Teaching, Trauma-Neuro Intensive Care (TNCC)
RN-Seasonal Emergency Room
Job ID: 38527
Job Category: Nurse RN
Work Type: Temporary
Work Schedule: Rotating
Department: Administration
Facility: BMH Anderson Hospital
Location: Meridian, MS
Overview
Job Summary
Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy. Preserves the patient's autonomy, dignity, and rights, and restores health whenever possible. Able to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.
- Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed.
- Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities.
- Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
- Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.
- Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
- Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
- Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs.
- Demonstrates cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.
- Prioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently.
- Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.
- Assumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.
Specifications
Experience
Minimum Required
- 2 YEARS OF RECENT EMERGENCY NURSING EXPERIENCE
Education
Minimum Required
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Special Skills
Minimum Required
- Computer literacy
- ESI Triage
Preferred/Desired
- Previous EPIC EHR experience
Licensure/Certification
Minimum Required
- RN
- AHA BLS
- AHA ACLS
- AHA PALS
- TNCC
Preferred/Desired
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Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp