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Job Description Summary
The role of the Emergency Care Unit (ECU) overflow nurse is to provide inpatient medical, surgical, telemetry, and stepdown level of care to patients admitted to the hospital from the Emergency Department (ED)The Overflow Nurse will care for the admitted patients in the dynamic, fast-paced, high-patient turnover environment
The overflow nurse will advance the inpatient plan of care in coordination with the admitting team, case management and ED Charge Nurse
Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current RN license in the state
One year of nurse experience required.
Emergency Department experience Preferred.
RESPSONSIBILITIES:
This position will work in conjunction with the Emergency Department. Responsibilities will include caring for admitted Emergency Department patients while they wait for an inpatient bed. If unit is closed, staff will return to the Emergency Department to assist with care of Emergency Department patients.
LANGUAGE/ COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English
SKILLS:
- Successful course completion in Basic Cardiac Life Support;
- ACLS/PALS required.
- Successful course completion of institutional Intermediate EKG Course;
- Annual completion of competency requirements;
- Successful completion of Advance Cardiac Life Support course preferred; with exception of Special Procedures- where this is required;
- Experience in operating personal computers, including operation of computer software in a Windows environment (preferred).
Shift
DayShift Details
7:00 am - 7:00 pm
FTE
0.9
Type
Regular
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Southeast Health is committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Southeast Health will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Other facts
About Southeast Health
Since opening its doors in 1957, Southeast Health has provided for the changing healthcare needs of the growing communities it serves which includes about 600,000 residents neighboring communities and counties of Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. Our progress represents the culmination of distinguished service by dedicated board members, physicians, employees and volunteers, and a supportive community.
It takes more than technology and a modern facility to treat people. It takes a team of dedicated, well-trained professionals to continually deliver quality healthcare. Employing about 2,500, Southeast Health is recognized as one of the largest employers in the region and is proud of its reputation of providing a positive and responsive work environment. Southeast Health's medical staff consists of more than 225 active members and just over 400 total members either board certified or board prepared in specialties representing virtually every area of medicine.
Through innovation and sustained performance, Southeast Health, a 420-bed regional referral center, has achieved the reputation of providing the best diagnostic, clinical, surgical and patient care services available in the region.
What you'll do
- The Emergency Care Unit (ECU) overflow nurse provides inpatient care to patients admitted from the Emergency Department while they wait for an inpatient bed. Responsibilities include coordinating the inpatient plan of care with the admitting team and assisting in the Emergency Department if the unit is closed.
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