Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Waterloo, IA
Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc.
3x12 hrs, Nights

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care
• Uses clinical judgment to manage delivery of patient care safely and effectively
• Triages effectively according to the severity and critical nature of patients’ condition
• Comprehensively assesses a patient’s needs, obtaining their medical history and personal information, and seeking a doctor’s evaluation immediately for life-threatening issues
• Communicates with other medical professionals involved in the patient’s care in a timely manner
• Identifies and recognizes abnormal symptoms and changes in patient condition, established priorities, and takes appropriate action
• Carries out providers orders accurately and timely
• Performs, delegates, and supervises patient care activities within the scope of practice to meet the age-appropriate patient care needs
• Performs and/or assists in emergency treatment as required in accordance with RN scope of practice
• Follows emergency policies, procedures and protocols in an effective manner
• Assesses the patient’s physical, psychosocial, environmental, social, and educational needs
• Develops, implements and updates patient’s plan of care, including the education and discharge plan based on evidence-based practice standards and patient/family needs in collaboration with multi-disciplinary healthcare team
• Performs other duties as assigned