Nurse - ER, GS 9/10

Job Description

Registered Nurse - ER - Job Announcement in usajobs.gov: IHS-22-NJ-11356640-DHA
For more information - go to USAJobs.gov - https://www.usajobs.gov/job/631688900
The primary purpose is to provide a variety of nursing care practices, procedures, and treatments to the care of emergency room/urgent care patients. Providing a full range of assessments of needs planning for care and performance of routing and emergency procedures for patients of all ages.
Duties:
Assess, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of patient care needs on the unit and adjusts personnel assignments appropriately, after consulting with the Emergency Room/Urgent Care Department Charge Nurse or Supervisor; assess the delivery of nursing care in the Emergency Room/Urgent Care Department and identifies problems and opportunities for improvement.
Initiates treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on appropriate utilization of standing orders and Emergency Room/Urgent Care Department protocols; operates specialized equipment.
Administers therapeutic and emergency measures as prescribed by the physician or mid-level provider, such as medications, treatments, procedures, and intravenous fluids, while adhering to current scientific knowledge, principles of safety and infection control.
Assists in the review and revision of nursing policies and procedures, as directed by the Emergency Room/Urgent Care Supervisor.
Consults with providers and other health care professionals to coordinate diagnostic and therapeutic regimens for patients; implements nursing interventions based in accordance with patient care standards.
Maintain certifications in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
For additional information: Fern Detsoi, Chief Nurse Executive (Acting), fern.detsoi@ihs.gov
Diane Hoy, Medical Staff Recruiter, diane.hoy@ihs.gov, 505-786-6239

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