Registered Nurse Preceptor – Emergency Department – Nights

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports the mission, vision and values of the hospital.
• Responsible for working in a safe and protective manner at all times, keeping in mind that safety and environmental hazards are the responsibility of all employees for themselves, other staff members and patients.
• Functions as a role model for orientees and unit personnel.
• Reinforces content provided in classroom orientation.
• Assists charge nurse/team leader in assigning patients and in planning care for those patients.
• Serves as a resource person to orientees and other staff.
• Assists educator/manager with planning and presenting educational programs for orientees and other staff.
• Participates in at least two hospital committees.
• Introduces new staff to physical layout of the unit, to personnel on the unit, and to personnel interrelated with the unit.
• Meets with charge nurse/educator as needed to discuss orientation program and orientee progress.
• Participates in unit-practice councils.
• Assists orientees in organizing a daily routine and setting priorities, writes objectives and plans for unit orientation.
• Uses evaluation tools to measure the progress of orienting staff to meet unit standards.
• Keeps anecdotal record on orientee/staff clinical performance to validate progress in orientation and job performance.
• Assists orientees in developing clinical skills necessary to meet standards of care.
• Orients new employees to evenings and/or nights by rotating as necessary.
• Orients staff to new products, systems, and policies.
• Ensures that staff maintains required competencies and notifies charge nurse or division director if this does not occur.

Education:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. BSN preferred. Must obtain BSN within three (3) years of hire.

Certifications:

• Current state licensure as Registered Nurse (RN).
• Proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) must be presented upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment based on the department service level RN is hired into.
• Within one year of hire RNs in NICU, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) provider status
• Within one year of hire RNs in Labor and Delivery, must achieve and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA)
• ONS Chemo/Bio course complete within 1 year of employment if employed on units inpatient and/or outpatient where chemo is administered.
• If in an Adult/Combined EDs, ACLS upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
• If in an area providing care to Pediatrics, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
• In Dedicated Trauma Centers, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC – adult) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC – pediatric) upon hire or within 24 months of beginning work in the Emergency Department.
• Vascular Access Registered Nurse (VARN) program attendance required and obtains either a Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) or Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) certification upon hire or within a year of hire in Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) areas.

Competencies (Complexity of Work):

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum one year current acute care RN experience in a hospital setting required for acute care settings.
• Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or skilled nursing facility (SNF) experience required for SNF care settings.
• Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or rehab experience required for rehab care settings.
• Minimum one year current acute care RN experience and/or Emergency Department (ED) experience required for ED settings.
• Will consider licensed military RN experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.