Description
SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time
About Las Palmas Medical Center Las Palmas Medical Center offerscomprehensive services and special expertise in Emergency Room Medicine (LevelIII Trauma), Cardiology, Womens Services, Labor & Delivery, NeonatalIntensive Care, Neuroscience, Pediatric care, and Wound Care Management. LasPalmas Medical Center is also the only Kidney Transplant Center in the Region.Las Palmas Rehabilitation Hospital is a separate facility with newly renovatedpatient rooms, exercise equipment and cafeteria. The physicians, nurses andstaff at our 325-bed facility are committed to caring for our community with compassionate,quality healthcare.
Benefits
We offeran excellent total compensation package, for various positions includingcompetitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. Webelieve in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Yourbenefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability,tuition reimbursement, and employee discount program. We would love to talk toyou about this fantastic opportunity.
POSITION SUMMARY:
To provide professional nursing care topatients utilizing the nursing process. To collaborate with other members of the health care delivery teamincluding physicians to deliver quality health care.
POPULATION SERVED:
Core competencies will be assessed primarilyon the following patient population served: Triage, assess and treat patientsof all ages presenting for emergency care for all body systems, conditions, anddiseases including but not limited to: coronary, pulmonary, neurological,skeletal-muscular, gastro intestinal, metabolic, gastro urinary/renal,gynecological, integumentary, etc.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Demonstrates knowledge and application of the nursing process
- Participates and cooperates in the unit based quality improvement process
- Supports, maintains and provides an environment which is supportive of quality patient care through effective use of resources and personnel
- Practices, develops, and endorses customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers
- Serves as the patient and family advocate with respect to the patients right to privacy by protecting confidential information
- Knowledgeable with 100% compliance with core measures in the emergency department (evidence based and best practice demonstrated)
- Knowledgeable with premium credit (best practice demonstrated)
- Documents patient assessment, patient care, interventions, and reassessment according to ED policy
- Provides excellent customer services following the philosophy of the hospital and ED with the guiding values in daily activities
- Plans and implements patient care and teaching based on a total assessment and the age of the patient
- Evaluates and documents patient response, monitors and recognizes changes in physiological and psychosocial status, takes appropriate action based on assessment of the patient
- Accompanies critical care transport to higher level of care facility in accordance with physician orders and in compliance with EMTALA transfer guidelines should the need arise
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
REQUIRED LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS - Current RN licensure in Texas or compact staterequired
- BCLS Required
- ACLS and PALS certification required (Applicable toFSED)
- Those candidates with no recent ED experience willhave 6 months after hire to complete ACLS and PALS education/certification(Applicable to Main ED)
- TNCC required within 12 months of employment ortransfer to the department
- Successful completion of triage trainingwithin one year of employment
REQUIREDEDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
- Diploma, ADN or BSN
- 1 Year ED Experience required (Applicable to FSED)
PREFERRED EDUCATION, LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION,EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
- BSN preferred
- ENPC
- Certified Emergency Nurse
- Acute care experience
- Pre-hospital experience
- Minimum 2 yrs. emergency department experienc