Registered Nurse Emergency Medicine - Spectrum Healthcare Resources

Job Description:

 

Spectrum Healthcare Resources has an Exciting Potential Opportunity for a Registered Nurse - Emergency Medicine supporting Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH.

 

Job Requirements:

• Degree/Education: Associates Degree of Nursing or Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support: HCW is required to maintain current certification requirements for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS). NRP is not required, but highly desirable.
• Experience: Minimum of two years of experience with one year in emergency room. One year of emergency room experience must have occurred within the last three years.
• Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse. License cannot be under investigation nor have any adverse action pending from a state board or national licensing certification agency.

 

Duties:

• Provide emergency nursing care for emergency (level 1), urgent (level 2), nonurgent (level 3, 4,5) patients coming to the Emergency Department
• Assess, plan implement, and evaluate nursing care for all patients including newborns, children, adolescent, adults, and elderly; disabled to include visually and hearing impaired and individuals of varying ethnic and religious backgrounds to include those who do not speak or understand English.
• Have knowledge of a variety of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment, the desired effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well as the accurate administration of the pharmacologic agent, including dosage calculation as required.
• Assume full responsibility for assigned patients and ancillary personnel.
• Delegate tasks, direct emergency room and specialty technicians, and provide counseling, guidance, and patient education. Recognize medical emergencies and responds appropriately. Assist medical team in administrating advanced cardiac life support measures when necessary.
• Have the ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources and make appropriate clinical decisions.
• Possess the skill in setting up, operating, and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as IV infusion pumps, cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen and analyzers, nebulizers, and other unit specific equipment.
• Ensure all equipment is properly cleaned and stored at the end of each work shift.
• Ensure preventive maintenance and routine cleaning are performed as directed.
• Contribute to professional environment using appropriate leadership skills.
• Encourage team building and enhances work knowledge by crosstraining/ augmenting other units as appropriate.
• Shift huddle starts at 0545 for dayshift and 1745 for nightshift. These meetings are a max of 15min long. The charge nurse addresses any old/new news, updates to policy, safety concerns, etc. RN/Tech roles and shift assignments are also made at this time. The staff is then released to the floor to get report on their individual assigned patients.

 

Details include:

 

* Monday through Friday Work Schedule

* Full Time Position

* Paid Time Off

* 11 Paid Holidays

*Opportunity to give back to our military 

 

For More Information Contact:

 

Laura Hatcher

314-744-4156

Laura_Hatcher@Spectrumhealth.com

 

Company Overview:

Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems.  SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles.  A Joint Commission Certified Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the military staffing division of TeamHealth, a Nationwide organization that serves 600 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 5,600 affiliated health care professionals.

 

 

Location : Location:US-OH-DaytonRecruiter : Full Name: First Last:Laura HatcherDirect phone number:3447444156Recruiter : Email:Laura_Hatcher@spectrumhealth.com