Department:

　　Emergency Room

　　Daily Work Times:

　　7:00 pm - 7:30 am

　　Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours:

　　72

　　Position Summary:

　　The registered nurse is a professional nurse who coordinates the delivery of nursing care for monitored patients during their hospital stay including cardiac monitoring, hemodynamic stabilization, responsive to emergent situations and care of evidence-based medicine patients. The registered nurse ensures that quality nursing care is rendered to all patients in accordance with the Michigan Department of Public Health, the medical center and nursing department standards. Utilizing the nursing process, functions primarily in direct patient care. The registered nurse participates in maintaining a safe patient care environment, maintains patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality and respects patient’s rights.

　　Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

　　Performs purposeful hourly rounding including: Pain, Position, Personal needs and Possessions

　　Applies the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and discharge needs of patient/family

　　Triages patients in accordance with Emergency Severity Index (ESI) minor to critical recommendations

　　Quickly and accurately assesses patient care needs

　　Provides professional direct and indirect patient care in the emergency room setting

　　Qualifications:

　　Required:

　　Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

　　Must possess valid State ofMichigan Nursing License

　　BLS Certified

　　ACLS Certified within 3 months of hire

　　Completed and certified (up to date) in Basic Arrhythmia

　　TNCC within 1 year of hire

　　ENPC within 18 months of hire

　　CPI within 1 year of hire

　　Possesses excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate and present self to patient, visitors, other staff and physicians verbally and in writing in courteous, confident and professional manner

　　Preferred:

　　Previous experience as RN in Emergency Department

　　CEN, CPEN, and/ or TCRN Certification

　　Previous Emergency Department RN experience

　　PALS Certification

　　BSN in Nursing