RN - Emergency Care Unit (Overflow) - 7p

101 Southeast Health; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Emergency Care Unit (ECU) overflow nurse at Southeast Health provides inpatient medical, surgical, telemetry, and stepdown care to patients admitted from the ED. The role supports the admitting team and coordinates with case management to advance the inpatient plan of care.

Night shift 7:00 pm–7:00 am, full-time equivalent 0.9. Must hold an active RN license in the state and have ED experience preferred; ACLS/PALS required and BCLS completed.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in the state.
• One year of nurse experience required.
• Emergency Department experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• This position will work in conjunction with the Emergency Department.
• Responsibilities will include caring for admitted Emergency Department patients while they wait for an inpatient bed.
• If unit is closed, staff will return to the Emergency Department to assist with care of Emergency Department patients.

Job description

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Job Description Summary

The role of the Emergency Care Unit (ECU) overflow nurse is to provide inpatient medical, surgical, telemetry, and stepdown level of care to patients admitted to the hospital from the Emergency Department (ED) The Overflow Nurse will care for the admitted patients in the dynamic, fast-paced, high-patient turnover environment The overflow nurse will advance the inpatient plan of care in coordination with the admitting team, case management and ED Charge Nurse

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current RN license in the state One year of nurse experience required.
• Emergency Department experience Preferred.

RESPSONSIBILITIES:

• This position will work in conjunction with the Emergency Department.
• Responsibilities will include caring for admitted Emergency Department patients while they wait for an inpatient bed.
• If unit is closed, staff will return to the Emergency Department to assist with care of Emergency Department patients.

LANGUAGE/ COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

• Must be able to read, write, and speak English SKILLS:

SKILLS:

• Successful course completion in Basic Cardiac Life Support; ACLS/PALS required.
• Successful course completion of institutional Intermediate EKG Course; Annual completion of competency requirements;
• Successful completion of Advance Cardiac Life Support course preferred; with exception of Special Procedures- where this is required;
• Experience in operating personal computers, including operation of computer software in a Windows environment (preferred).

Shift Night Shift Details

7:00 pm - 7:00 am FTE 0.9 Type Regular

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Equal Employment Employer Southeast Health is committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

In addition, Southeast Health will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Southeast Health is an academic community-based health system serving the healthcare needs of 460,000 residents in southeast Alabama, southwest Georgia, and the Florida panhandle. The organization includes, Southeast Health Medical Center, a 420-bed hospital with the region’s largest medical group and the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM), the state’s largest medical school. The philanthropic arm of the organization is the Southeast Health Foundation, and its population health division is Southeast Health Statera Network. Southeast Health, a not-for-profit organization, exists to promote healing, prevent disease, educate medicine’s brightest minds, and bring wellness and prosperity to the region it serves. Delivering excellent patient care and top-notch educational experiences begins with great employees, which is why we constantly strive to improve the work experience for our 3,000 team members.