Job Type: Direct

RN – Assessment, Vital Signs, Patient Care in an emergency setting

• Completes assessment/reassessment of patient and documents in medical record.
• Analyzes the information collected to determine patient’s needs and expected outcomes.
• Develops and implements plan of care based upon the assessment, diagnosis, and expected outcomes of patient.
• Oversees the delegation of the plan to other licensed and unlicensed personnel.
• Ensures a discharge plan is a part of the individualized plan of care as appropriate to the population served.
• Engages in patient/family/staff teaching to achieve the desired patient outcomes.
• Maintains working knowledge of and implements key standards that effect operation of patient population served.
• Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others (example: students, orientees).

Equipment utilized in the unit/dept: Cerner - iView computerized charting, Pxysis, Philips monitors, Lifepacks

Schedule:  Included call, weekends, holidays

Bed Size: 36 beds

Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only): 1:3 or 1:4

2 Day Orientation with Education as well as 1 shift floating for orientation