RN- Emergency Position Available In Oktibbeha, Mississippi
Tallo's Job Summary: The RN-Emergency position at OCH Regional Medical Center involves providing professional nursing care to patients, meeting their physical and emotional needs, documenting observations, and coordinating nursing care. Qualifications include Mississippi RN licensure and certifications in ACLS, PALS, and TNCC. This role reports to the Emergency Department Director and requires physical demands such as standing, walking, and manual dexterity.
Job Description
He/She is responsible for the professional nursing care of all assigned patients in accordance with established standards of care and within the scope of the current Nurse Practice Act. The RN is responsible for meeting the physical, psychosocial and emotional needs of the patients assigned to his/her care. The RN is responsible for maintaining the patient’s medical record with proper documentation of observations and nursing actions taken. The RN prescribes, delegates and coordinates the rendered nursing care. Utilizing the nursing process, the RN is responsible for maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment at all times.
Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and current Mississippi licensure as a Registered Nurse by the Mississippi Board of Nursing
ACLS, PALS, TNCC
certified (grace period
- within 6 months of hire)
- CPR certified
- ER/Critical Care experience preferred
Job Relationships:
- Responsible to the Emergency Department Director, following the OCH Chain of Command
- Workers supervised: Nurse Technicians, Environmental Service personnel, Emergency Medical Technicians, students and supplemental nursing staff as applicable
Physical Demands:
Note:
“Occasionally” = 1%
- 33% of the workday. “Frequently” = 34%
- 66% of the workday. “Continuously” = 67%
- 100% on the workday. “Occasionally” may also be described as work performed once every 3 minutes, “frequently” once every 1 ½ to 3 minutes and “continuously” as once every 1 ½minutes. 1. Standing/walking
- continuously 2. Sitting
- frequently 3. Bending
- frequently 4. Climbing/reaching
- occasionally 5. Push/pull
- frequently 6. Handling/lifting
- occasionally 7. Manual dexterity
- frequently A. Hands i. Simple grasp
- frequently ii. Firm grasp
- frequently iii. Fine manipulations
- frequently 8. Speaking/hearing/seeing
- continuously Patient Population The Emergency Department population ranges from delivery of newborn to geriatric patients.
OCH Regional Medical Center Emergency Department sees approximately 25,000 patients per year. The patient population consists of multiple ethnic backgrounds as we serve a very diverse community.
