RN - Helen Keller - Emergency Room - Full Time - Shift 1

Huntsville Hospital; Tuscumbia (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntsville Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse in Emergency Services to provide high-quality patient care in a fast-paced setting. You will assess, treat, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

Requires Alabama RN license, ACLS/PALS/BLS certifications, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with compassionate communication. This on-site role offers opportunities to impact patient outcomes in a respected hospital.

Qualifications

• Current Alabama RN license or a current RN multi-state license.
• Prior critical care or emergency room experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently in a fast paced environment.
• BCLS, ACLS, PALS and department specific competencies must be maintained.
• TNCC is preferred. BLS must be obtained within 90 days of employment. ACLS/PALS within first year.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients, implements department protocols and provides appropriate nursing interventions and ongoing assessment. Implements life support procedures in emergency situation.
• Actively facilitates patient flow in the department.
• Promotes cost consciousness by directing patients to D/C area for collections and using supplies wisely.
• Treats all patients, families, co-workers and physicians in a customer friendly manner, giving information, providing comfort, and handling follow up as assigned.
• Maintains accurate records, documents and reports patient care and charges, triage times, bed time, and discharge times.
• Documents and discharges patients giving teaching information and referrals.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of emergency nursing procedures and equipment, medications administered, nursing trends and legal aspects.

Skills

Communication skills

Fast paced environment

Prioritization

Education

RN license Alabama

Job description

Maintains established standards of care, policies, objective, and goals in administering professional nursing care to all patients needing Emergency Services.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients, implements department protocols and provides appropriate nursing interventions and on-going assessment. Implements life support procedures in emergency situation.
• Actively facilitates patient flow in the department.
• Promotes cost consciousness by directing patients to D/C area for collections and using supplies wisely.
• Treats all patients, families, co-workers and physicians in a customer friendly manner, actively giving information to patient and family, providing comfort measures, maintaining clean work environment and calling patients for follow up as assigned.
• Maintains accurate records, legibly documents and reports patient care and charges, time of triage, time placed on bed, and time discharged from Emergency Services.
• Documents and discharges patients giving appropriate teaching information and referrals.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of emergency nursing procedures and equipment, medication administered in the department, nursing trends, practices and legal aspects of emergency nursing.

Qualifications

Education/Licensure/Certifications

Current Alabama RN license or a current RN multi-state license

Experience

Prior critical care or emergency room experience preferred.

Additional Skills/Abilities

Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly. Must have knowledge of all equipment and materials required for procedures described in the Emergency Care Center Policy/Procedure Manual and Nursing Service Procedure Manual. BCLS, ACLS, PALS and department specific competencies must be maintained. TNCC is preferred. BLS must be obtained within 90 days of employment. ACLS, and PALS must be obtained within the first year of employment.