RN - Week Day - Emergency

Marshfield Clinic Health System • Iron Mountain, MI

2d

About The Position

JOB SUMMARY The RN - Week Day – Emergency staff nurse is responsible for the direct and indirect total nursing care of patients in the Emergency Department. Provides triage assessment, determines urgency of presenting complaints, designates triage category/placement, initiates protocols, provides ongoing assessments, provides emergency nursing care and reports changes in condition to Emergency Provider on duty.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Two years of emergency nursing experience.
• Demonstrates excellence in customer service and professional conduct.
• Possesses good communication skills.
• Interacts appropriately and positively with peers, patients, families, physicians, and professionals.
• Maintains professionalism in the community, protects the confidentiality of the patient and serves as a patient advocate at all times.
• Knowledge and skills to provide appropriate emergency care to patients of all ages.
• Able to quickly assess data reflective of the patient’s status and make appropriate triage decisions.
• Able to work in high acuity, high volume, multi-task environment.
• Possesses crisis intervention skills and is able to defuse and de-escalate situations.
• Able to complete ED competencies and obtain score of 80% or better on annual ED medication test.
• Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Michigan.
• BCLS required within 30 days of hire.
• Conscious sedation certification within 3 months of hire or transfer.
• ACLS and PALS required within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Current registered nurse experience in any setting, or current LPN experience in the ED setting.
• TNCC, ENPC preferred.

Responsibilities

• direct and indirect total nursing care of patients in the Emergency Department
• Provides triage assessment
• determines urgency of presenting complaints
• designates triage category/placement
• initiates protocols
• provides ongoing assessments
• provides emergency nursing care
• reports changes in condition to Emergency Provider on duty

Benefits

• Positions listed as 30 hours per week or greater are offered the level 1 benefit package.
• Positions listed as 20 – 29 hours per week are offered the level 2 benefit package.
• Positions listed as less than 19 hours per week are non-benefited.
• Benefits for temporary positions vary. Details will be discussed in the interview process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree