JOB REQUIREMENTS: Tomah Memorial Hospital EOE POSITION DETAILS Part-time
with benefits; 48 hours per pay period; variable shifts; weekend and
holiday rotations required. JOB SUMMARY Responsible for coordinating the
nursing care of patients presenting to the Emergency Department ranging
in age from pediatric to geriatric, who may present at any point on the
continuum from illness to wellness. Performs all aspects of direct
patient care and works with other disciplines/ancillary services in the
care they provide. MAJOR JOB FUNCTION 1. Plans, implements and evaluates
all levels of patient care. Performs age appropriate assessments and
provides safe and effective care to all ages. 2. Performs triage
according to the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) 5 level triage process.
Documents, using medical terminology, and maintains an ED record that
is medically and legally acceptable, reflective of all nursing care
provided and the patient\'s response to the care given. 4. Collaborates
with all providers, peers, ancillary department and outside agencies to
provide efficient, cost effective, optimum patient care. 5. Coordinates
the care needs of multiple patients. Able to prioritize patient care to
ensure patient needs are met in a timely fashion, and that quality care
is delivered and the patient flow is enhanced. 6. Verbally communicates
patient needs in a concise, reasoned fashion. The RN is able to advocate
for the patients under her care through the use of communication with
providers, peers and ancillary departments. This may include using the
chain of command when needed. 7. Actively participates in developing own
professional goals. Completes all required education, audits, and
in-services in allotted time frame. 8. Assesses patient and family
knowledge and discharge needs and provides for same. 9. Monitors life
support and automated technical equipment, performs routine and complex
treatments including medication administration and emergency
resuscitation protocols. Inserts and safely administers IV fluids, blood
and blood products, and other parenteral fluids. 10. Responds to crisis
in a calm, efficient manner, directing others concisely. Uses delegation
appropriately. 11. Complies with legal consent, transfer protocols, and
other legislative requirements that preserve patient rights and ensure
appropriateness of care. 12. Able to rapidly solve and deliver calm,
efficient care in a high stress situation. 13. Maintains equipment and
supplies. Makes sure all check lists are completed, supplies are put
away and rooms are stocked as delegated before leaving each shift. 14.
Participates in providing educational experiences for pre-hospital
emergency providers and other students. 15. Demonstrated proficiency in
regards to the computer documentation of patient cares and any other
related computerized patient information/documentation. 16. Performs all
other duties as assigned. STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR 1. WORK ETHICS STANDARD:
Affirm a commitment to making the Tomah Health work environment better
through: patient advocacy, continuing education, and valuation of each
individual person. 2. COMMUNICATION STANDARD: Affirm a commitment to use
open and honest communication with all Tomah Health customers (in-house
& community-wide) through: basic customer courtesy (phone, written, face
to face) and active listening. 3. TEAMWORK STANDARD: Affirm a commitment
to be a proud, dependable Tomah Health TEAM member through: basic
customer courtesy, patient advocacy, flexibility, and valuation of each
individual person. 4. QUALITY STANDARD: Affirm a commitment to provide
respectful, compassionate, quality care with integrity to all Tomah
Health customers (in-house & community-wide) through: job excellence,
patient advocacy, and self-dignity. 5. PROFESSIONALISM STANDARD: Affirm
a commitment to professional conduct towards all Tomah Health customers
(in-house & community-wide) through: collaboration, teamwork,
appearance, environment, and valuation of each individual person. 6.
ATTITUDE STANDARD: Affirm a commitment to maintain a positive,
professional perspective towards all Tomah Health customers (in-house &
community-wide) through: honest feedback, confidentiality, basic
customer courtesy, and valuation of each individual person. EDUCATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS 1. Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. 2.
Current licensure to permit to practice as a registered nurse in the
state of Wisconsin. 3. Current certification or eligibility to become
BLS, PALS, ACLS, TNCC or ATCN, and NRP certified. 4. One-year experience
in Medical/Surgical, Critical Care and or Emergency Care experience
preferred. QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS 1. Excellent verbal and written
communication skills. 2. Excellent human relation skills as demonstrated
by the ability to interface positively with all customers and employees.
Must acquire the knowledge and maintain established competency levels
to perform essential professional nursing practice. 4. Must have
proficient computer skills with the ability to operate within a Windows
environment. 5. Must have the ability to work with frequent
interruptions, under stress, with minimal supervision, and to exercise
initiative and judgment in analyzing, organizing, planning,
prioritizing, scheduling and coordinating work with others. 6. Needs to
possess as high level of intelligence, integrity, sense of
responsibility and ability to comprehend and analyze details. 7.
Knowledge of theory, principles, techniques and practice of professional
nursing; of scientific principles and nursing research; of preparation,
administration, and actions of medications; of treatments and medical
procedures; of counseling and teaching techniques; of medical equipment
as it relates to patient care. 8. Ability to operate and handle many
kinds of complex equipment. 9. Ability to demonstrate clinical
competence and maintain current knowledge in caring for infant through
geriatric patients. JOB REQUIREMENTS 1. Regularly required to use hands
to finger, handle or feel objects, and talk and hear. 2. The Registered
Nurse is frequently required to stand, walk and reach with hands and
arms. The RN is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop,
kneel or crouch. 3. The RN must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25
pounds. 4. Good hearing is necessary to receive detailed information
through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound. 5.
Visual acuity is needed to assess color changes, to verify accuracy of
written materials and to administer and accurately prepare medications.
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