Incumbent provides nursing care that requires the full range of professional nursing proficiency in emergency care. This includes assessing the needs of patients with a wide variety of conditions, administering medications, operating special equipment, and responding appropriately to emergency situations. The incumbent must recognize and respond appropriately to patient conditions that deviate from normal and identify, analyze and report on causative factors and reactions. Application materials will not be returned. Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Experience is typically in or related to the work of the position described.
Nurses must be able to use all phases of the nursing process to care for patients and to make nursing judgements based on data such as collecting assessment dat, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care. Nurses must be able to direct the activities of others, such as, makiong kpatient care assignments, access the unit and establishing priorities, serving as charge nurse, servying as preceptor for orientation, providing technical expertise and guidelines. Please review KSA's carefully. This position will be filled on a full-time permanent basis. Upon completing any required probationary period, the position will be permanent.