ED RN
New Albany, IN
ADN Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

RN - Emergency Department

Location: New Albany, Indiana Employment Type: Clinical, Nursing Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Role Summary

The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person. Care is evidence-based and follows hospital policies, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. The role includes nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments; admission, transfer, and discharge activities; patient and family education; and care coordination and individualized treatment planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform and document comprehensive assessments that consider the patient's culture, age, and developmental level.
• Identify patient risk factors, prioritize needs, and develop a problem list with the interprofessional team.
• Set care priorities for multiple patients, organize workload by acuity, and delegate and oversee team members' patient care tasks.
• Recognize and respond to changes in patient condition, and communicate them appropriately.
• Explain procedures and treatments to patients and families, and address their educational needs.
• Facilitate discharges by executing orders in a timely manner and coordinating with Case Management and others.
• Participate in unit quality improvement activities and core measures such as patient satisfaction, falls, pressure ulcers, CAUTIs, and documentation auditing.

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in Indiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• At least 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) experience, with recent ED experience within the last year
• Experience with wound care
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification