Department Name:
H3100:Emergency Services
Salary Range:
$22.44-35.95/hour
Type of Position:
Staff
Preferred Education/Experience:
No experience required.
Shift:
Must be able to work a variety of three 12 hour DAY / EVE / NIGHT SHIFTS / 36 HOURS PER WEEK. Will also be required to work weekends and holidays as outlined by staffing needs.
Job Summary:
The Emergency Department Internship is a 6 month, ,intensive, on the job training program coupled with high acuity and emergency nursing experience. Previous RN experience with less than 1 year critical care is preferred, but new graduate RN’s (BSN preferred) are also encouraged to apply—especially those with current/prior experience as a NCT or EMT. Must agree to work a minimum of 12 months following completion of the emergency nursing internship. Hours of employment may be on any shift and on any day of the week.
Registered Nurses in Adult Emergency Services at UK Chandler /Samaritan Hospital provide care for patients with illnesses from greater than 17 years of age and for injured patients from greater than 14 years of age.
The Chandler Emergency Department consists of 5 different areas where care is provided: triage where the patient is seen to determine how to prioritize their care needs, chair centric and express care intended for low acuity patients that can be seen and discharged within 60 minutes, these patients usually have minor complaints like sore throat, an isolated extremity injury, or simple laceration. The acute care area is a 16 bed area where common emergency complaints like abdominal pain, stable chest pain, and mild to moderate shortness of air receive care. Critical care has 8 beds and patients in this area range from trauma patients who have been resuscitated in the trauma area and need continuing care to patients in need of intensive care unit treatment such as septic patients or those receiving vasoactive infusions. The UK Level I Trauma Center has 8 beds capable of caring for the most complex injured patients.
The primary responsibilities for this position consist of providing total,
comprehensive, continuous patient centered care which includes:
assessing, documenting, planning, implementing, teaching, developing, and
evaluating a comprehensive nursing plan of care; delivering direct patient
care; ensuring patient satisfaction; training and delegating duties for Nursing
Care Technicians (Nursing Assistant); and adhering to University policies
and procedures as well as federal, state and local regulations. Furthermore,
this environment supports collaborative efforts among the nursing staff and
the team of physicians to increase communication and enhance expected
patient outcomes. This includes utilization of the nursing process in conjunction with a comprehensive patient-centered plan of care, ensuring patient satisfaction.
Deadline to Apply:
04/09/2019
