Emergency Department Resource RN Nights

Manages individualized, outcome oriented nursing care through the use of the nursing process. Provides care, treatment and services through the successful coordination and completion of a series of processes that include assessment, planning care, providing care, in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures

Responsibilities

Medication administration, reconciliation and narcotic documentation per SSH policy; Develop, evaluate and update individualized plan of care and document outcomes; Complete admission assessment within 8 hours and identify patient/family teaching needs; Document all patient care per department policy; Assess and document pain levels and responses to interventions; Communicate plan of day via white board each shift; Facilitate discharge/transfer by 12:00pm; Verify patient identification with two identifiers before invasive procedures; Follow CDC hand hygiene guidelines, universal precautions and PPE use; Ensure environment meets regulatory requirements; Participate in hospital code and emergency preparedness roles; Obtain at least 5 contact hours of education per year; Practice within the MA Nurse Practice Act; Safeguard patient privacy and security; Provide patient and family-centered care; Demonstrate age and cultural awareness; Use Lotus Notes, required software and downtime procedures

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing (preferred); Previous Acute Care RN experience (preferred); RN - Registered Nurse; Depending on department: Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, Emergency Response Training Certification, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Certification may be required; ACLS (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification; Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA); Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification - American Heart Association (AHA); RN-Registered Nurse - Board of Registration in Nursing (Massachusetts)