Registered Nurse – Emergency Department (ED/ER)
Scottsburg, Indiana
Norton Healthcare - 1451 N Gardner St

RN - Emergency (ED/ER)

Location: Scottsburg, Indiana
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Shift: Mid (11:00 AM – 11:00 PM), Weekend Rotation
Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
Contract Length: 13 weeks

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.
• Responsible for supervising licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Applies the Kristin M. Swanson Model of Care to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
• Provides patient and family education, comfort, and satisfaction.
• Mentors and precepts staff members.
• Participates in quality, safety, and service improvement efforts and complies with regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments and reassessments; make sound independent clinical decisions.
• Develop, prioritize, implement, and revise individualized plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Monitor and document patient responses to clinical interventions.
• Facilitate and evaluate education tailored to patient and family needs during stay and at discharge.
• Delegate tasks appropriately and foster teamwork.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and participate in practice governance and quality initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Indiana
• Minimum 2 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience, including experience within the last year
• Acute care nursing experience
• Experience in supervisory roles
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing
• Current certifications in BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS
• Experience with Epic electronic health record system

Preferred Qualifications

• None specified.

Additional Information

• This position requires weekend rotation.
• Emphasis on mentoring, precepting, teamwork, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance.