New Graduate RN Emergency Dept

About the Role

This role provides professional nursing care for patients in an inpatient hospital setting. The position has the authority, responsibility, and shift accountability for the delivery of nursing care through the nursing process.

Key Responsibilities

• Assumes responsibility, displays appropriate use of authority, and accepts accountability in the delivery of patient care.
• Provides direct patient care within a designated shift, based on the nursing process and within role/scope of practice.
• Implements appropriate clinical decisions and demonstrates appropriate use of expert peers and/or management.
• Initiates actions to correct, reduce, and/or prevent risks to patient health status based on data indicating commonly occurring risks.
• Provides coordinated and comprehensive patient care, including assessment, expected outcomes, nursing interventions, and evaluation within an interdisciplinary team approach.
• Negotiates patient care tasks with family/patient within safe practice guidelines.
• Appropriately delegates patient care tasks to assigned personnel, providing follow-up for completion and patient response.
• Demonstrates the appropriate use of standards, effective use of resources, and evaluation of patient response in the delivery of patient care.
• Uses standards of care and standards of practice to guide care delivery.
• Bases decisions made/actions taken on relevant scientific principles, established standards of care, and/or research findings.
• Seeks assistance/credible resource when unable to perform safely and independently.
• Performs evaluation of patient response to tasks performed and delegated, including Patient Profile Assessment for safe patient handling and mobility.
• Determines/revises priorities for direct/indirect patient care activities based on patient acuity and available resources, updating the daily care plan to include appropriate algorithms for safe patient handling.
• Uses established patient care support systems, including documentation, communication, and information.
• Assumes responsibility for the development of others.
• Engages in mentoring and networking activities to promote professional development.
• Fosters the integration of staff and/or students into the health care team.
• Facilitates incorporation of the unit's mission, values, and vision.
• Functions to promote trusting relationships and open, honest communication at the unit level.
• Engages in the exchange of information relevant to specific patient assignments.
• Interacts with various members of the health care team to meet patient care needs.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities as appropriate.
• Completes annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards (may be completed through CBLs, trainings, in-services, and competency validation).

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• OR Must possess current Temporary or Graduate RN permit as required by the state board where services will be provided.
• Maryland: No temporary permit issued.
• Ohio: No temporary permit issued. Ohio Nurses must be currently licensed.
• Pennsylvania: Current PA Registered Nurse Temporary Permit. Permanent license must be obtained prior to the expiration of the temporary permit.
• West Virginia: Current WV Registered Nurse Grad Permit. Permanent license must be obtained prior to the expiration of the temporary permit.
• Documentation of recent graduation from School of Nursing.
• Must obtain permanent RN license within 90 days of graduation.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge and skills at the novice level necessary to provide care relevant to the patient(s) under their care.
• Ability to apply principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Ability to assess and interpret patient data to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN)

Physical Requirements

• Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs.
• All transfers, lifts, and re-positioning will be completed utilizing lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient’s profile and appropriate algorithms.

Working Environment

• Working closely with others
• Protracted or irregular hours
• Working around biohazards
• Working around infectious diseases
• Working with or near the deceased
• Working with hands in water
• Electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment