RN-Seasonal Emergency Room

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Meridian (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No external perks listed

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care in Meridian, Mississippi is seeking an experienced Emergency Nurse to deliver direct and indirect patient care in a fast-paced setting. You will collaborate with physicians, leaders, co-workers, and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes using critical thinking, nursing processes, compassion, integrity, and empathy.

The role requires a minimum of two years in emergency nursing, graduation from an accredited nursing program, RN licensure, and required AHA

Qualifications

• RN with licensure in the United States.
• 2+ years of emergency nursing experience.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition and administer medications as prescribed.
• Provide age-appropriate care and basic self-care education.
• Develop and evaluate teaching plans with family involvement.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient care.
• Assist physicians with procedures requiring technical skills.
• Address psychosocial needs and coordinate post-discharge care.
• Promote safety and cost-effective use of supplies and resources.
• Maintain lifelong professional learning.

Job description

Job Summary

Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, co‑workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy. Preserves the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and restores health whenever possible. Able to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.
• Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed.
• Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities.
• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.
• Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
• Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs.
• Demonstrates cost‑effective practices and non‑wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.
• Prioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently.
• Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.
• Assumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.

Experience

Minimum Required: 2 years of recent emergency nursing experience.

Education

Minimum Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Special Skills

• Computer literacy
• ESI triage

Preferred/Desired

• Previous EPIC EHR experience

Licensure/Certification

• RN
• AHA BLS
• AHA ACLS
• AHA PALS
• TNCC
• ENPC
• NIHSS