Employment Type:

　　Full time

　　Shift:

　　Day Shift

　　Description:

　　The ED Clinical Resource Nurse is responsible for managing the patient flow in the ED by organizing, coordinating, providing, and monitoring the care that is provided in the department. The primary focus is on quality and continuity of care. The successful candidate would demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in the care of emergency medicine patients. Duties would be delegated as consistent with each staff member’s scope of practice, strengths, and function within the overall plan of care for the emergency department. He/she would facilitate the growth and development of staff. In addition, he/she would empower staff by functioning as a role model, leader, resource person, negotiator, coach, mentor, and counselor as needed. This leadership position displays positive support for the mission and values of Skiff Medical Center. This position provides and supervises care delivered to all age groups: neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric. In addition to the charge nurse duties, this position would be responsible for mentoring and instructing ED staff on clinical interventions, policies, procedures, and protocols associated with the Emergency Department and emergency nursing standards of care. This clinical resource position would be responsible for assisting in the education and orientation of the department. This position would be responsible to assist the ED staff to function at the highest level of evidence based practice care.

　　The clinical resource nurse would be expected to function as the Trauma Nurse Coordinator for the ED and to record the unit’s trauma data and statistics. The candidate must demonstrate a responsibility for injury prevention and trauma outreach. The successful candidate will either have TNCC instructor status or the ability to obtain this status within one year of hire.

　　QUALIFICATIONS: Previous charge nurse or leadership experience preferred.

　　EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred. Current BLS, ACLS, PALS or ENPC, TNCC (or within one year of hire) or ATCN, CEN or must obtain within one year of hire.

　　EXPERIENCE: Minimum of three years emergency nursing required. Previous charge nurse experience preferred.

　　LICENSURE: Current license as a Registered Nurse from the State of Iowa required.

　　ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

　　· Directing the flow of the ED

　　· Supervising RN’s and ED techs

　　· Responsibility for injury prevention and trauma outreach

　　· Performing direct patient care

　　· Communicating with ED providers, EMS, patients, family, and assistive personnel

　　· Ensuring quality measures in the ED are met

　　· Instructing staff on current protocols and policies

　　· Orienting current and new staff to the department

　　· Authoring competencies and current policies regarding best practice in Emergency Nursing standards of practice.

　　Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

　　Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

　　Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

　　Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

　　Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

　　Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

　　Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

　　EOE including disability/veteran