Emergency Department RN (30Hr, Nights)

Kaiser Permanente; West Linn (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Oregon focuses on providing comprehensive emergency nursing care in a collaborative environment. The RN will assess, plan, direct, provide and evaluate nursing care for patients and coordinate with other health care disciplines.

Relocation assistance is available for this position. Candidates should have at least 9 months of RN experience, ED exposure, and current Oregon RN licensure along with BLS/ACLS/PALS credentials or completion timelines, plus NIH Stroke Scale

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• Oregon RN license required.
• PALS within 6 months of hire or pass within 6 months; BLS/ACLS within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Assess multi-system patient status and plan discharge needs; identify deviations from normal in lab results.
• Develop individualized nursing plan of care and coordinate with hospital departments and community agencies; document care plans.
• Initiate measures per protocol and administer medications; document in EMR and respond to emergencies.
• Evaluate patient response and participate in unit quality assurance activities.

Skills

ED nursing

Nursing assessment

Discharge planning

Medication administration

Emergency response

Communication

Education

RN program graduate

RN license (Oregon)

BLS/ACLS/PALS within 6 months

Job description

Benefits

• Relocation Assistance Available

Job Summary

Relocation Assistance Available Under general supervision and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluation nursing care for patients and coordinating nurses care activities with other health care disciplines.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assessment: standard of performance: Performs accurate multi-system assessments, including; biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, education needs and discharge planning needs. Identifies deviations from normal on routine lab diagnostic tests. Reassesses patient throughout hospitalization. Performs complete discharge assessment.
• Planning: standard of performance: Develops an individual nursing plan of care. Nursing plan of care is sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient. Coordinates patient care activities and discharge planning with other hospital and clinic departments and community agencies. Develops patient teaching plan and documents on care plan or teaching plan. Appropriately delegates patient care activities based on patients condition and scope of practice of other health care providers. Established priories for patient care. Classifies acuity level of assigned patients.
• Implementation: standard of performance: Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of the medical and/or surgical patient. Bases nursing care on protocol in place for management of each patient. Correctly carries out the physicians plan of care. Accurately documents in the emr. Documents care according to policy and procedure. Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach when appropriate. Performs all necessary procedures correctly. Utilizes available teaching plans in addressing patient teaching needs. Accurately calculates and administers medications. Initiates appropriate measures in emergency situations.
• Evaluation: standard of performance: Evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patients response to treatment. Participates in unit quality assurance activities.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience
• Minimum nine (9) months of RN experience.
• One (1) year of current ED experience or successful completion of the Kaiser Permanente New Grad Internship Program in the EDEducationGraduate of an accredited nursing program.
• License, Certification, Registration
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hire OR Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course within 6 months of hireRegistered Nurse License (Oregon)
• NIH Stroke Scale Certificate within 3 months of hire
• Basic Life Support
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Additional Requirements

• Computer keyboarding skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous health care experience.Bachelors degree in nursing or related field.
• CEN preferred.
• TNCC preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and interpret cardiac dysrhythmias preferred.
• A desire and ability to function within the nursing process preferred.
• A desire and ability to function within professional and personnel standards as defined.
• Ability to use and apply effective communication and interpersonal relationship skills preferred.