RN - ED (Emergency Dept) - Nights - $68/hr

JOB SUMMARY (LIST FORMAT):

- LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS:
- Active Maine RN license (or compact state)
- BLS certification required; ACLS preferred
- BSN preferred

- REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS:
- Varicella (2 doses or titer)
- Hepatitis B (3 doses or titer; declination accepted)
- MMR (2 doses or titer)
- Tdap
- PPD (2-step or titer within past 12 months)
- Flu shot required during flu season

- PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, kneel, stoop, crouch, bend, reach, balance, and lift up to 30 lbs
- Push patients in wheelchairs/stretchers
- Visual and hearing acuity to assess patients
- Possible exposure to infectious diseases, blood borne pathogens, chemicals, and fumes

- CORE JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Perform initial and ongoing age-appropriate nursing assessments
- Complete discharge assessments and plans
- Identify priorities and develop/implement care plans based on patient needs and physician orders
- Execute nursing actions to achieve patient goals
- Communicate and update care activities/status with healthcare team
- Document all care and initiate specialty notes as needed
- Assist with patient charges and ensure compliance with hospital policies
- Maintain safe and well-equipped work environment
- Report safety or legal concerns to nursing manager
- Demonstrate knowledge of emergency/disaster procedures
- Administer medications safely and monitor patient response
- Educate patients/families and ensure understanding of care/discharge plans
- Complete follow-up calls with patients
- Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and rounding
- Promote the hospital through professional behavior

- QUALITY & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:
- Actively participate in hospital-wide and department-specific quality improvement initiatives
- Report quality issues and recommend process improvements
- Participate in emergency/disaster preparedness and response as needed

- OTHER:
- Night shift (7pm-7am)
- Specialty: Emergency Room Nurse
- General certifications: BLS/BCLS required

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