PRN – Emergency RN

Join the Woodlawn Team as a Registered Nurse (RN) on a PRN basis!

Woodlawn Health is located in Fulton and Marshall County, Indiana. We are a rural health system earning the right to care for our community! Our flagship hospital and three rural clinics are located in Rochester, Indiana. We also have clinics in Akron and Argos, Indiana.

Our Mission is to provide excellent healthcare services by highly skilled staff in a compassionate and caring manner. We know that our employees are essential to the care we provide! When you join the Woodlawn Family, you have opportunities to bring your family to events such as breakfast with the Easter Bunny, Woodlawn Picnic, and other things throughout the year.

Our core values are as follows: Courtesy, Respect, Caring, Professionalism, Confidentiality, Integrity, and Accountability.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently licensed in the state of Indiana as an RN. Maintains this licensure and provides Human Resources with any licensure renewals or changes.  Must hold self and others accountable for delivery of quality patient care.
• Must possess Basic Life Support certification or obtain prior to providing direct patient care. Maintains BLS certification per hospital policy.
• Must possess and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) or be willing to obtain within reasonable time frame.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification is desired. Resource Nursing Staff are not required to have NRP. If a TNCC course is taken at the employee’s own expense and the testing passed, Woodlawn will pay certification pay.
• Recent experience in caring for the critically ill patient requiring emergency care. A candidate without this experience may be selected and would complete a thorough and individualized orientation.  A candidate without these credentials may be selected and will accomplish such training during the orientation period.
• Supports this institution by following policies and procedures as set forth, participating in hospital activities, promoting good public relations, and demonstrating loyalty and pride in Woodlawn Health.
• Demonstrate the ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in a multi-task environment where interruptions may be frequent. Must be able to assess and command emergency situations and readily adapt to change.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Provides professional nursing care within the emergency department. Assists with or institutes emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients.
• The registered nurse will perform initial triage of patients presenting to the emergency department.
• Assess assigned patients for overall conditions and needs, coordinates and gives care appropriately including treatments, all medications, initiates and maintains IV therapy, blood/blood product administration, etc. Initiates appropriate nursing actions to meet the goals and the physical, psychological, and social, needs of the patient.
• Demonstrates ability to care for the critically ill patient including but not limited to monitoring hemodynamic status of patients, correctly interpreting results, and cardiac monitoring. Demonstrates knowledge of dysrhythmia recognition and treats appropriately per ACLS guidelines and hospital policy and procedure.
• The RN will supervise Patient Care Coordinators in the emergency care of patients. The RN will assign care needs of the patients to appropriate staff members based on licensure/certifications and demonstrated clinical competency.
• The RN will consistently remain aware of patients arriving to the emergency department while supervising Patient Care Coordinators.
• Performs assessments for overall conditions and needs, interprets data, and delivers all nursing care with an age-appropriate focus. Will consistently perform ongoing re-assessments of patient’s condition as warranted.
• Plans for spiritual, emotional, and comfort needs of the emergency patient with an age-appropriate focus. Consults with physician appropriately.