Company Overview
At East Alabama Health, we offer opportunities that go beyond health care. Located in one of the fastest growing regions in the state, we continue to expand the services we offer within our health system as well as the opportunities to help our employees grow and develop throughout their career. This includes offering excellent benefits, competitive pay, educational opportunities, leadership opportunities, scholarships, residency programs, and much more. Wherever you want to go in your healthcare career, we will help you get there.
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Position Summary
The registered nurse is responsible for assessing, evaluating, and delegating the delivery of skilled patient care. The focus of assessment and intervention based on a presenting chief complaint and acuity is a specialized approach unique to the emergency nurse. ED nurses work in a stressful, fast-paced, time constrained environment where they integrate evidence-based knowledge, make rapid assessments, make critical decisions, and preform life-saving interventions, all while using prioritization and multitasking. ED nurses require a skill set that is beyond that of a traditional nurse. This skill set is specific to our environment and includes the care of a wide variety of patients. The ED nurse should be competent in caring for patients across the age continuum and requires fluid and continuous process of education, skill refinement, knowledge procurement, and risk recognition. The ED nurse has continuous interaction with physicians, patients, family members, other care areas, and management. The ED nurse is held to the ANA code of ethics and is held accountable for the improvement of patient care.
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Equal Opportunities Statement
The East Alabama Health Care Authority complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex
