Job Description:Description: The RN – Emergency Services assesses, plans, directs, implements, and intervenes to provide quality patient care for assigned patients. The RN Emergency Services is responsible for directing patient care for licensed and ancillary staff on his/her team.
Typical Duties:
- Performs complete data collection from patient with regard to age and developmental stage, presenting complaints, and pertinent history.
- Plans, implements, and modifies nursing care, medication administration, and discharge planning to assigned group of patients including education directed towards individualized patient needs utilizing the nursing process in coordination with policies and procedures.
- Supports the culture of quality with delivery of quality nursing care utilizing evidence-based practice to decrease the potential for infection, harm, or injury while working with the interdisciplinary team.
- Actively participates in the performance improvement processes related to nursing practice.
- Monitors, records, and reports symptoms and changes in patients condition including vital signs intervening when appropriate.
- Ability to interact with co-workers and other hospital staff and/or guests with outstanding customer service adhering to established standards of behavior.
- Communicates with patients/families using available resources and tools to provide age appropriate, patient preferred language.
- Demonstrates knowledge of EMTALA laws in relation to the coordination of patient care and transfers.
- Demonstrates fluency in timely completion of the electronic medical record and other documentation requirements.
- Responsible to assist students in all disciplines to develop skills and an understanding of collaborative values, attitudes, and ideals in the care of patients and families.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required Education and Experience:- Associates or higher Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of professional nursing.
- 6 plus months of experience as a practicing Registered Nurse.
Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:
- Current licensure by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas or proof of reciprocity of licensure between the State of Texas and another state. Must be maintained throughout employment.
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and maintained throughout employment.
- Completes Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Life Support (PALS) within 90 days of hire date and maintains credentialing throughout employment.
Required Specialized Training:
- Must successfully complete, pass, and maintain all applicable and requisite training as established by each department in accordance with the JPS Clinical Job Specific Competency Validation Checklist. Completes the requisite certification and courses within the required timeframes, to include but not limited to:
- Successful completion of unit-specific competency-based orientation program within 90 days of employment, based on home unit/employee specific orientation plan.
- Handle With Care (HWC) within 90 days of employment and maintained throughout employment for Urgent Care Center and Emergency Service.
- EKG course within 90 days of employment and maintained throughout employment for Clinical Decision Unit and Emergency Service.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of professional nursing.
- 2 plus years of experience as a practicing Registered Nurse in acute care or similar department.
Preferred Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:
- National Nursing Certification in related specialty area.
Location Address:
1500 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
United States