ED/ER Registered Nurse
Louisville, KY
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse - Emergency (ED/ER)

Location

• Louisville, Kentucky

Employment Type

• Clinical Nursing

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Shift Details

• Night shift
• 12 hours per day
• 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend

Job Summary

• Accountable for the care of a group of patients in the Emergency Department.
• Focus on safe, effective patient- and family-centered care, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes.
• Assist in maintaining a financially stable unit.
• Promote professional development emphasizing evidence-based practice and education.
• Supervise licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Apply the Kristin M. Swanson Model of Care to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
• Focus on patient and family comfort, education, and satisfaction.
• Mentor and precept staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform assessments and reassessments according to policy or patient condition.
• Make sound independent clinical decisions.
• Initiate, prioritize, implement, and revise plans of care.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Utilize resources appropriately to support patient and organizational needs.
• Monitor and document responses to clinical interventions.
• Provide and evaluate education tailored to patient/family needs during stay and at discharge.
• Delegate tasks to licensed and non-licensed personnel.
• Facilitate teamwork and mentor staff.
• Identify and communicate opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in quality, safety, and service improvement efforts.
• Comply with regulatory standards and participate in Practice Governance.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Kentucky
• 2 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience
• Emergency Department experience within the last year
• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Preferred Qualifications

• None specified

Skills

• Acute care nursing
• Patient assessment
• Care plan development and implementation
• Clinical intervention monitoring
• Mentoring and patient education
• Teamwork and quality improvement
• Regulatory compliance

Prior Travel Experience

• Not required or specified