Registered Nurse (RN) Emergency Department 1st shift 24 hours
Day Kimball Hospital
- Putnam, CT
- Permanent
- Full-time
- According to age and developmental level of the patient, systematically assesses the patient's physical, psychosocial, emotional, cultural, spiritual and discharge needs.
- Utilizes effective oral and written communication skills to include completeness and accuracy of documentation.
- Demonstrates accurate technical skill and operational knowledge of patient care equipment and procedure.
- Evaluates the plan of care and reformulates the goals as necessary.
- Develops and implements a plan of care for each patient.
- Recognizes unsafe and life-threatening situations and intervenes appropriately.
- Demonstrates the basic computer knowledge related to electronic medical records
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
- BS/BSN preferred.
- Currently licensed unrestricted as a Registered Nurse in the state of Connecticut or meets requirements for reciprocity
- Current AHA Healthcare Provider CPR certification.
- ACLS/PALS preferred
- TNCC and CEN preferred
- Current AHA Healthcare Provider CPR certification. ACLS/PALS preferred
- Previous knowledge of the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triaging system preferred