Lake Butler Hospital is a critical access hospital in North Florida providing 24-hour emergency services, inpatient hospitalization, swing bed program, rehabilitation services, outpatient laboratory, and outpatient radiology (X-ray, ultrasound, and CT Scan) services to Union County and the surrounding counties. We are devoted to providing all members of our community with premier-quality health care in a compassionate and inviting environment.

We are looking for a knowledgeable and experienced ER Nurse RN to join our team!

Job Summary:

ER Nurse RN

Works under the ER supervisor and director of nursing and is responsible for the coordination of total nursing care in the emergency room department. The ER Nurse is responsible for ensuring quality nursing care through the nursing process of assessment, triage, implementation, and evaluation. He/she is responsible for the orientation, assignment, supervision, evaluation, and teaching of those under his/her direction. The ER nurse manages the shift in a way to expedite workflow. The ER Nurse ensures compliance with all operating policies and procedures of Lake Butler Hospital and AHCA regulations. The ER Nurse is to encompass the duties and responsibilities of the RN job description in addition to the following functions.

Some of the Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Assessment of physical and psychological needs of patients in emergent situations.

2. Document initial findings/changes and provide report to providers to prevent decline in patient status.

3. Can locate and utilize available resource materials.

4. Demonstrate ability to establish priorities of care in emergent situations.

5. Be aware of patients that are being admitted/discharged and work with coworkers for completing assessments, treatments, paperwork, education, etc.

6. Make rounds to see each patient as needed.

7. Interventions and implementations to achieve highest patient outcomes.

8. Explain plan of care to patients in non-life-threatening situations.

9. Implements plan of care by dispensing medications and carrying out providers orders.

10. Verifies that accurate documentation of nursing intervention, effectiveness of care, and patient response is in record.

11. Communicates effectively with providers and other personnel verbally and through written documents.

12. Additional duties as assigned.

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ER Nurse RN

Education:

Minimally Required Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed in the state of Florida to practice as a professionally registered nurse RN.

Experience:

Minimally Required Minimum of three years medical/surgical experience.

Preferred or Specialized One year experience in emergency room or critical care preferred.

Skills:

Minimally Required BLS, ACLS, PALS certification required. May obtain ACLS and PALS within six months of hire.

Physical Requirements:

Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force constantly to move objects and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.