Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care, Emergency Room, Full Time, Night

About This Role

This night-shift Registered Nurse role focuses on providing clinical direction for all aspects of patient care in an acute inpatient setting, fostering patient and family-centered care. The role suits a compassionate nurse who demonstrates clinical competency using evidence-based practices in assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes within an emergency room setting.

Responsibilities

• Collect and complete nursing assessments using appropriate standards, policies, and tools
• Assess and recognize subtle or actual changes in patients' status and their response to intervention
• Identify nursing priorities for patient plan of care based on assessment and other data
• Validate priorities with healthcare team members and document appropriately
• Develop an individual plan of care based on the age and assessed needs of the patient, in collaboration with the patient, family, provider, and interdisciplinary healthcare team
• Update the plan based on changes in the patient's condition and communicate changes to the team
• Identify realistic and measurable goals and outcomes to be attained prior to discharge, and validate with the patient and/or family
• Demonstrate respect for the patient's and family's cultural, spiritual, and belief systems in planning for care
• Include planning for discharge to ensure continuity of care and a smooth transition post-discharge
• Provide direct care to assigned patients consistent with the established nursing plan
• Perform specific tasks based on organizational, departmental, and unit policies and procedures within the RN scope of practice
• Delegate nursing tasks as appropriate to members of the healthcare team, developing written assignments and ensuring completion
• Monitor quality of care delivered on a continual basis; ensure appropriate surveillance of assigned patients
• Provide care based on patient and unit priorities, coordinating and organizing tasks, and utilizing internal and external resources
• Incorporate cost containment principles into nursing care
• Utilize appropriate technology in daily practice
• Assume responsibility for patient safety by maintaining a safe environment and adhering to patient care standards
• Utilize performance indicators to collect data, monitor quality, and effectiveness while providing nursing care
• Complete assigned hospital and unit performance improvement monitoring (audits)
• Evaluate plan of care for effectiveness based on patient response to interventions, document progress, and revise as needed
• Report changes in patient condition and refer unresolved problems to appropriate healthcare team members
• Discuss outcomes with peers (via shift-to-shift report) and other healthcare team members