Registered Nurse / RN - Emergency - Days (Full-Time)

Job Description

Job Description

OrthoNebraska is adding a Registered Nurse (RN) to our Emergency Department team!

Our full-service Emergency Department environment is a fast paced and well organized in taking care of the needs of any emergencies that may present itself.

Our top priorities are focusing on patient safety as well as patient satisfaction

Teamwork is paramount as we are dedicated to Always True in promoting trust, respect, understanding and engagement with all team members.

If this sounds like the type of team and environment you want to be a part of apply today!

Position

Full-Time

Shift

Days

FTE / Hours

0.9 / 36

Schedule

Three (3) 12-Hour Shifts 7 : 00am - 7 : 00pm + built in weekend rotation

Department / Position Details :

• No specific ratios to share as volumes are always changing
• 12-Hour Shifts
• Weekend Rotations Required
• No specific Nurse to Patient ratios as volumes are always changing
• Work closely with team of physicians and CNAs to support the patient as needed
• Types of patients : car accident, sports injuries, broken bones and cuts, uncontrolled bleeding, chest pain, breathing difficulties, stroke, allergic reactions, abdominal pain, etc
• Treat patients across the age continuum

Essential Job Functions :

• Formulate clinical decisions and implement multi-dimensional plans of care that demonstrate independent judgment and critical thinking consistent with private, state and federal regulations.
• Promote and enhance collaborative practice within the health care team to meet the physical and psychosocial needs of patients.
• Demonstrate continued involvement in professional growth by developing personal education objectives and participating in professional growth opportunities to assure continued adherence to professional standards and provision of quality patient care.
• Provide input into the department's operational budget process by determining priorities for allocation of resources to meet identified department goals.
• Demonstrate and promote the Performance Improvement process to ensure the highest quality of patient care.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age / weight of the patients served.
• Comply with safety activities, policies and procedures and regulatory requirements such as OSHA and The Joint Commission.
• Employee is responsible for all other duties as assigned for which competency has been demonstrated.

Skills Needed :

IVs, lab draws, medication administration, patient education, documentation / charting, dressing changes, conscious sedation, perform EKGs, DME / splints / braces, doppler usage, cardiac monitoring, oxygen applications with airway management, nursing assessments, patient call backs / updates

Position Requirements :

Education :

• Graduate from an accredited school / college of nursing.
• Required Registered Nursing licensed in the State of Nebraska or eligible compact state.
• Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course (ENPC) required

Experience :

1+ Years of RN (Registered Nurse) Experience Preferred

Physical :

This position is classified as Medium Work in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, requiring the exertion of up to 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and / or 10 to 25 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.