Registered Nurse Emergency Department MHB

Catholic Health; Buffalo (NY); Vor Ort; USD 75.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department. The role provides daily nursing care, coordinates patient care plans, and participates in patient and family education. You will lead with ED colleagues to maintain high standards of practice.

Candidates must hold NY state RN licensure, BLS/ACLS/PALS, and ED experience, with NIHSS recertification and ENA/ER-BKAT modules within specified timeframes. A BSN is preferred.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nursing Program.
• Current registration as RN in New York State.
• BLS validation.
• ACLS validation within six months of hire/transfer.
• PALs certification within one year of hire/transfer.
• Cardiac Rhythm exam within six months of hire/transfer.
• Six months ED experience.
• NIHSS within twelve months of hire/transfer with recertification every two years.
• ENA modules prior to ED RN Orientation; ER-BKAT within six months of hire/transfer.

Aufgaben

• Provide daily nursing care following policies and standards of practice.
• Coordinate total nursing care by assessing and evaluating patients.
• Lead collaboration with ED staff and other teams for safe patient care.
• Participate in patient and family education and discharge planning.

Kenntnisse

ED Nursing

Leadership

Patient teaching

Ausbildung

BSN preferred

New York RN license

BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS certification

Cardiac Rhythm exam

ED experience

NIHSS certification

ENA modules / ED RN Orientation

ER-BKAT certification

Jobbeschreibung

Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Shift: Shift 2

Status: Full Time

FTE: 0.920000

Bargaining Unit: CWA Local 1133

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

Work Schedule: Days and Evenings with Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Hours: 11:00am to 11:00pm

Summary: Provides daily nursing care to patients/residents following established policies, procedures, and standards of practice. Coordinates total nursing care for the patient by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating. Participates in patient and family teaching. Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the Emergency Department.

Responsibilities

Provides daily nursing care to patients/residents following established policies, procedures, and standards of practice. Coordinates total nursing care for the patient by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating. Participates in patient and family teaching. Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the Emergency Department.

Education And Experience

• Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nursing Program, BSN preferred
• Current registration as registered nurse in New York State
• Current BLS validation
• ACLS validation within six (6) months of hire/transfer
• PALs certification required within one (1) year of hire/transfer
• Successful completion or challenge of Cardiac Rhythm exam within 6 months of hire/transfer
• Six (6) months emergency department experience
• All current ED employees, external hires and transfers will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from date of hire/transfer with recertification every two (2) years
• For new hires/transfers only
  • Completion of assigned ENA modules prior to the completion of ED RN Orientation
  • Completion or successful challenge of ER-BKAT within six (6) months of hire/transfer

If no applicants have emergency department experience, the applicants meeting the following criteria will be considered next:

• Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nursing Program, BSN preferred
• Current registration as registered nurse in New York State
• Current BLS validation
• ACLS validation within six (6) months of hire/transfer
• PALs certification required within one (1) year of hire/transfer
• Successful completion or successful challenge of Cardiac Rhythm exam within six (6) months of hire/transfer
• Six (6) months telemetry or acute care experience
• All current ED employees, external hires and transfers will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from date of hire/transfer with recertification every two (2) years
• For new hires/transfers only
  • Completion of assigned ENA modules prior to the completion of ED RN Orientation
  • Completion or successful challenge of ER-BKAT within six (6) months of hire/transfer

If no applicants have telemetry or acute care experience, the applicants meeting the following criteria will be considered next:

• Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nursing Program, BSN preferred
• Current registration as registered nurse in New York State
• Current BLS validation
• ACLS validation within six (6) months of hire/transfer
• PALs certification required within one (1) year of hire/transfer
• Successful completion or successful challenge of Cardiac Rhythm exam within six (6) months of hire/transfer
• Six (6) months medical/surgical nursing experience
• All current ED employees, external hires and transfers will complete and maintain the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within twelve (12) months from date of hire/transfer with recertification every two (2) years
• For new hires/transfers only
  • Completion of assigned ENA modules prior to the completion of ED RN Orientation
  • Completion or successful challenge of ER-BKAT within six (6) months of hire/transfer

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Participates in educational conferences and upgrades and maintains professional knowledge and skills related to the area of responsibility, maintains confidentiality, understands legal aspects of the job function, and adheres to hospital policies and procedures; role involves a variety of problems to be solved under general guidelines, and calls for a variety of decisions, some of which are complex and must be referred to a resource person
• Assists in directing a small group of employees performing similar or related tasks of semi-skilled nature
• Instructs employees
• Assigns, evaluates performance, and maintains efficiency of staff assigned to him/her
• Have obligations to conserve supplies, equipment and time in a cost-effective environment
• Required to participate and respond to disaster drills and actual disaster situations

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Good mental and physical health
• The ability to cope with stress and handle multiple priorities is required
• May also be exposed to communicable diseases