Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department (ED) - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Work Shift:

Afternoons (United States of America)

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*Additional Lvl 1 Trauma Pay Incentive

*$5,000 Sign on Bonus for RNs with 1+ years of experience

*Flexible Schedule to live the life you deserve

*Referral Bonus programs

*Paid Time Off

*Excellent Health Benefits (UMR)

*Unlimited Tuition Reimbursement through Guild Education (only an 18 month commitment)

SHIFT/SCHEDULE

• Full Time: Scheduled for 36 Weekly Hours
• Shift Time: 11am - 11pm
• This position will have scheduled shifts every other weekend

Mercy Health

About Us

As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Mercy Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect. Mercy Health seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive.

Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Room (ER) – St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Job Summary:

The Emergency Room (ER) Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by:

• Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
• Determining the priority of the patient’s problems and needs
• Implementing clinical nursing interventions
• Having a highly diverse skillset
• Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
• Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment

Essential Functions: 

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
• Care for groups of patients in a fast-paced, high intensity setting as part of an interprofessional team focused on achieving the best individual patient and population outcomes
• Evaluates, updates and revises the plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes
• Serves as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments
• Provides care to a broad spectrum of patients ranging from short-stay to trauma
• Administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization’s policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
   

Certifications:

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association
   

Experience:

• One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Recent Emergency Department or Critical Care experienced preferred

Training:

• EPIC Electronic Health Record training (preferred, not required)

Summary of Primary Function/General Purpose of Position
The Emergency Department (ED) Registered Nurse (RN) provides, coordinates, plans, and evaluates nursing care, and supervises licensed and unlicensed associates in nursing care delivery within established nursing procedures, professional standards, and organizational policies/philosophies. The ED RN demonstrates the ability to care for a group of patients in a fast-paced, high intensity setting as part of an interprofessional team focused on achieving the best individual patient and population outcomes. The ED RN is responsible for modeling core cultural and safety behaviors to eliminate preventable harm, ensure worker safety and a safe, high quality experience of care.

Essential Job Functions
• In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyzes assessment data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment and evaluates treatment effectiveness.
• Administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies and procedures.
• Serves as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments.
• Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department.
• Manages and meets the physical and emotional demands of emergency nursing care