Emergency Department - RN (48-60 hours)

Huron-Regional-Medical-Center; Huron (SD); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Sick leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Huron Regional Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for a part-time role in the Emergency Department in South Dakota. The RN provides direct nursing care, communicates with patients and families, and coordinates care with the health team.

Essential duties include documenting care plans, following safety and infection control policies, and participating in quality and performance improvement efforts. Licensure and certifications are required within specified timelines.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in South Dakota.
• BLS certification is required.
• ACLS certification required within 6 months of hire.
• PALS or ENPC certification required within 6 months of hire.
• TNCC certification required within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct nursing care for individual clients and families.
• Communicates with clients and health team and coordinates patient care.
• Documents care plans and interventions accurately per policy.
• Adheres to safety and infection control procedures at all times.
• Participates in hospital quality, risk, and utilization activities.

Skills

Nursing Skills

EMR Proficiency

Education

South Dakota RN license

BLS

ACLS

PALS/ENPC

TNCC

Job description

Description

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Spanish and Karen bilingual applicants encouraged to apply for any open positions in which you are qualified.

Reports To: Coordinator of Emergency Department

Status: 48-60 hours per two week pay period

Shift: 12 Hour rotating shifts, rotating weekends and holidays
Job Schedule: Part time
Weekly Hours: 24-30 hours

Remote Position: No

Pay: Competitive salary

Benefits: Huron Regional Medical Center offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, sick leave and paid time off. To review your benefit eligibility, visit HRMC Benefits.

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care for individual clients and families. The Registered Nurse communicates with and on behalf of the client and coordinates client care with all health team members. The Registered Nurse organizes those aspects of nursing care for which s/he is accountable in a specified work period.

Essential Job Functions:

• Demonstrates the mission of the hospital is met by demonstrating the Core Values:
• o Respectful-We value the unique talents, ideas, contributions, and circumstances of each individual.
• o Engaged-We value being active, positive participants at work and in our communities.
• o Available-We value providing local access to care for our communities while being present for each other.
• o Competent-We value knowledge, people-centered, innovative, and technology driven teams.
• o Helpful-We value always helping others with kindness and compassion.
• Communicates congenially and in a professional manner with co-workers, families, and physicians. As evidenced by appropriate verbal, non-verbal, and written communications regarding progress, problems, and other issues.
• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental safety policies, procedures, and state/federal regulations while using appropriate channels of communication to report concerns/issues such as hazardous conditions, equipment or utility malfunctions/failures, and other errors/issues as they arise.
• Accurately and thoroughly documents care plan, interventions, procedures performed according to policy.
• Participates in the medical plan of care for the patient. Accurate completion of medical orders. Reviews plan of care with patients and motivates them to achieve mutual goals. Evaluates the effectiveness of the care plan, reassesses and reviews as needed.
• Demonstrates clinical knowledge, analytic abilities, and independent judgement necessary to provide patient care for patients.
• Follows infection control procedures and universal precautions according to established policy and procedures.
• Promotes and maintains confidentiality of information regarding patients, families, healthcare personnel and the facility.

Other Job Duties:

• Psychosocial and spiritual aspects of care are addressed, and communication interventions documented.
• Assumes personal responsibility to complete all required competencies, certifications, annual HealthStream education and SQSS tasks within the assigned timeframes.
• Participates in hospital’s quality, risk, and utilization plan by attending meetings and other activities.
• Demonstrates open communication and teamwork within each unit, between units, and house wide. Utilizes problem- solving methods to resolve differences with others in a non-judgmental manner.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in South Dakota
• Certification ~ BLS- required, ACLS- Required in the first 6 months of hire, PALS or ENPC- Required in the first 6 months of hire, TNCC- Required in the first 6 months of hire
• Following a formal orientation, proficiency in the assigned clinical area is expected within six months.
• Failure to comply with standards of nursing care of HRMC may result in consequences to continued employment.
• Cross training is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Utilizes computer system and software.
• Completes competencies on department equipment.

Physical Aspects of the Job:

• Requires frequent walking, standing, sitting, bending, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, feeling, talking, hearing, and moderate exertion/ lifting of clients or equipment.
• Risk exposure to communicable or infectious disease.
• Subject to inside environmental conditions & atmospheric conditions
• Limited exposure to outside environmental & atmospheric conditions

Essential Physical Demands:

• Lifting, 50” occasionally Lifting, 20” frequently
• Lifting, 10” constantly Transfers: 0-40# frequent
• Carrying: 0-20# occasionally Push/Pull: 0-35# occasionally
• Sitting: 10-30% frequent Standing: 80-40% frequent
• Walking: 10-30% frequent

Mental Requirements

• Basic Reading, Writing, and Math skills
• Complex Tasks to include patient education delivery skills
• Basic Computer and clerical skills
• Proficiency in critical thinking
• Task oriented with the ability to follow Instructions