Acute Float Pool-RN-Emergency Care

Position Purpose This position provides optimal patient care utilizing knowledge and skills within the context of evidence-based nursing practice and the theory of human caring. The RN is accountable for individualized patient care and outcomes over an entire episode of care. This position may be utilized as a resource RN the Acute Emergency Services Division, including Renown Regional Medical Center and Renown South Meadows in the units where competencies are assessed and demonstrated.

Nature and Scope This position must provide optimal patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and families.

This position must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, motor/sensor, psychosocial, and safety appropriate to the age of the patient served and meet standards of quality as measured by the unit/department special populations competency standards.

When possible, the family or those significant to the family are considered as part of the assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation efforts of this position. The Acute Float Pool RN Emergency Care coordinates care between other professionals.

Evidence-based nursing practice, along with critical thinking skills are required to provide optimally safe patient care when interacting with internal and external contacts and exercising judgment and making decisions. Professional nursing practice is congruent with the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics.

Acute Float Pool RN Emergency Care will float to the Acute Care hospitals within Renown Health in departments where competencies have been demonstrated.

This position does provide patient care.

Disclaimer The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Minimum Qualifications Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Name Description Education:

Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.

Experience One year of acute Emergency Room care experience preferred.

License(s) Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse license.

Certification(s) Ability to obtain and maintain a current BLS per The American Heart Association Standards required at time of hire.

Ability to obtain and maintain a current ACLS per The American Heart Association Standards Required within 3 months of being hired or transferring to the department.

Ability to obtain and maintain a current PALS per The American Heart Association Standards required within 3 months of being hired or transferring to the department.

Ability to obtain and maintain a current ENPC per the Emergency Nurse's Association Required within 12 months of being hired or transferring to the department.

Ability to obtain and maintain a current TNCC Required within 18 months of being hired or transferred to the department.

Computer / Typing Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.