Registered Nurse - Emergency Services - Riverton

Location:  Riverton

 Full-Time:  36-hours per week

Shift/Hours:  Varies

Benefits May Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k w/ employer match
• Short & Long-term disabilities
• Life & AD&D insurances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• and more…

Position Summary:
Under general supervision, provides professional nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols to the patients admitted to the Emergency Department and throughout the facility as necessary

Primary (Essential) Duties:

• Assesses, plans, and evaluates patient care needs
• Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, and monitors vital signs
• Carries out physician orders and clarifies, educates, and instructs patients and families of the orders as needed
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems
• Assesses and coordinates patients' discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team
• Maintains skills and knowledge of various medical devices including, but not limited to, cardiac monitors, vital signs machines, defibrillators, IV pumps, rapid infusers, Bair Huggers, and patient gurneys

Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude to be an essential function of every position.  While different positions have different primary areas of responsibility, everyone needs to work as a team, and we expect all employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

Required:

• Must have current and valid Wyoming RN License or equivalent compact
• Current BLS Certification through American Heart Association
• ACLS and PALS current or within 90 days of hire or transfer, or approved extension of an additional 90 days from the department director and CNO.
• NRP current or within 1 year of initial hire or transfer
• ENCP or TNCC completion within 1 year of initial hire or transfer
• Handle with Care training within first 30 days of employment

Preferred:

• 2 years of Emergency Room experience preferred