The Registered Nurse (RN) in Amery Hospital & Clinic's Emergency Department provides care in the outpatient setting aimed toward meeting both the psychosocial and physical needs of the patient. The RN also employs the use of evidence based information to achieve and ensure patient safety and quality of care while assisting to improve patient outcomes. Duties include:

• Understanding of triage process; ability to make quick and accurate assessments of incoming patients, including both physical and mental health problems through application of Emergency Severity Index (ESI) acuity.
• Consulting other departments and other health care team members, patient and family members as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient's needs and continuity of patient care.
• Demonstrating ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
• Demonstrating appropriate nursing interventions such as identifying and clarifying patient needs, performing procedures, conducting health education, promoting patient advocacy, promoting patient experience, coordinating nursing and other health services, assisting the patient to navigate within the health care system as needed, and evaluate the patient outcomes.
• Employing knowledge of medications and IV fluids in addition to correct administration, based on age of the patient and patient's clinical condition.
• Demonstrating ability and proficiency with IV placement.
• Understanding of cardiac monitoring and ability to identify dysrhythmias and perform EKG's as needed.

Work Schedule:

• .6 FTE/24 hours weekly, 12-hour shifts, mostly nights, with every 3rd weekend rotation. Schedule does include some flex shifts and mid-shifts from 11 a-11p

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Wisconsin.
• Current BLS Certification.
• ACLS Certification within 6 months of hire.
• TNCC Certification within one year of hire.
• PALS or ENPC Certification within one year of hire.
• Minimum of 1 year of inpatient nursing required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in Emergency Center environment preferred.
• Experience in EPIC computer system.

Benefits:

• Amery Hospital & Clinic offers a competitive benefits package (.5 FTE or greater) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, 403b with match, disability insurance and tuition reimbursement. Benefits take effect the first day of employment.

About Amery Hospital & Clinic

• Since being established in 1956, Amery Hospital & Clinic has provided outstanding health care to Amery and our surrounding communities. We provide the kind of high-quality care you'd expect to find in a "big city" with the personalized dedication you can expect from a hometown doctor. In addition to primary care for all stages of life, we offer specialty services including oncology, cardiology, orthopedics and surgical services.
  
  We strive to offer more to our patients - more care options, more comfort and more expertise. In addition to our hospital and clinics, we provide specialized care for patients at our Behavioral Health Center and Wound Healing Center. We also work in close collaboration with other hospitals in the HealthPartners health care system, giving our community access to the high-quality care.
  
  As a partner for good, we believe that outstanding health care comes from combining science with compassion, spirit and humanity. Everyone on our team helps make health care and insurance simpler and more affordable for all. Join us and become a partner for good, helping to improve the health and well-being of our patients, members and the communities we serve.