Emergency Room Registered Nurse - Charleston Air Force Base - Centre Pointe Emergency

Description

Job Description

The Emergency Room Registered Nurse will work in a fast-paced environment, triaging and treating patients of all ages with emergency and life-threatening conditions.

Responsibilities include:

• Documenting pertinent nursing notes to reflect change in condition, transfer, and discharge
• Administering medications in accordance with physician orders
• Responding to and referring incoming telephone calls (may include phone triage when needed)
• Managing efficient throughput, including understanding and knowledge of all care zones such as triage, rapid treatment area, carepath, pediatric ER, trauma, behavioral health, etc.
• Coordinating and triaging incoming ambulance traffic
• Managing care with primary ED attending
• Using the Emergency Severity Index 5-level triage algorithm
• Responding to critical needs and serving as a resource nurse for trauma
• Demonstrating the ability to manage critical situations and make care-based decisions
• Educating patients regarding their medications, procedure, and treatments, providing patients and their families with support throughout their stay

Requirements:

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing: Associate's Degree in Nursing or higher is required
• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state which you practice and/or hold an active Compact/Multi-State RN license
• A current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider is required
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is preferred and required to be obtained within 12 months of hire/transfer date
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Pediatric Life Support (PALS) is preferred and required to be obtained within 12 months of hire/transfer date
• Previous emergency, pre-hospital or critical care Registered Nurse experience is preferred