Position SummaryThe ER Registered Nurse will provide onsite Emergency Room Services at the Medical Facility located in Houston, TX.
P roviding healthcare to patients who urgently need treatment so that they can stabilize their vital signs and limit pain and discomfort, giving timely care to their patients in a fast-paced environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities* Identifying the needs of a patient, filling out charts and intake paper and collecting information and samples so they can run tests.
- Triage incoming patients based on level of injury or illness* Immediately stabilize incoming patients* Administer medication as instructed by physicians* Start intravenous lines, and set broken bones* Perform tracheotomies and intubations* Give patients stitches and sutures* Create and maintain incoming patient records* Work with team of emergency staff to help patients* Help transfer stable patients to other wings* Carry out the plan of care by performing / assigning delegated tasks* Care and management of peripheral and central lines, including PICC lines* Measure vital signs / hemodynamic monitoring including Pain (the 5th Vital Sign), pulse oximetry, etc.
- Perform wound care including dressing changes (sterile and non-sterile), and obtaining wound cultures as necessary* Perform non-acute and / or acute ventilator care, if needed* Perform suctioning including oral, nasogastic, and tracheostomy* Perform deep suctioning, which may include obtaining specimens* Assess for and administer tube feedings* Assist with routine urinary and bowel elimination including catheters, colostomies, and digital stimulationKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities* Graduate of an accredited nursing program* Licensed in any State, Territory, Commonwealth of the U.
S. or D.C.* BLS and / or ACLS* Willing to work 12- hour shifts and be available for weekends, holidays, evenings and night shifts* 1 year of experience (within the past 5 years) in Emergency Department* Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, be organized and have excellent verbal and communication skills* Must be able to perform in a stressful and high paced environment without physical limitations.
Ability to adapt to sudden changes and flexibility in work requirements to include potential shift changes based on operational needs and / or command priorities* Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs.
and carry up to 10ft* Must be able to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
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