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Copley Hospital

Not-for-profit critical access hospital care.

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 5
Part-timeMorristown, VT, USA$33.05 - $56.45 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • An Associate Degree or certification equivalent is required.
  • Current Vermont licensure and BLS are required.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate the unit-specific skills required for the assigned service area.
  • Integrate knowledge relevant to the patient populations served, apply expected norms when planning interventions, and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the unit of care.
  • Meet hospital standards for telephone etiquette, customer service, professional comportment, inter- and intra-departmental relations, confidentiality, corporate compliance, patient and provider rights, UOR reporting, quality improvement, and the Code of Conduct.
  • Develop and maintain caring relationships; adapt care for diverse populations; assist colleagues with care delivery; and refer concerns or issues to the appropriate resource.
  • Incorporate teaching into care, demonstrate competence in health promotion and disease prevention, provide appropriate information to patients and families, assess barriers to learning, and use colleagues as learning resources.
  • Provide competent care to the applicable patient population, which may include infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
  • Manage personal workload and resources effectively, organize multitask workloads, adapt to assignment changes, use supplies appropriately, and request assistance when appropriate.
  • Coordinate care within the multidisciplinary team, interact professionally, communicate directly, and clarify the scope of practice for self and others.
  • Support the organization's values of compassion and respect for human dignity, professional competence, service, honesty, confidentiality, and stewardship.
  • During critical care transport, provide direct care to ill and injured patients in accordance with EMS transport and treatment protocols and transferring-physician orders; assess, treat, and monitor patients during inter-facility transports.
  • Participate in continuing and mandatory education, maintain competence, gain additional skills, document attendance, complete annual reviews and required training, renew BLS as required, meet attendance and punctuality expectations, and attend unit meetings or retrieve meeting information.
  • Apply critical thinking, integrate knowledge and skills, consider alternatives, collect and integrate data from multiple sources, and seek assistance or information appropriately.
  • Communicate accurately and promptly with patients, team members, and management; report pertinent data; complete forms and charting; protect confidentiality; attend meetings or retrieve information; and read communications.
  • Apply age-specific safety practices during disaster response or evacuation, patient transfers, security-risk mitigation, restraint or immobilization, and equipment use.
  • Apply appropriate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care, including medical asepsis, physical assessment, monitoring, pain management, reporting, therapeutic interventions, medication administration, IV-line management, evaluation and revision of care plans, procedures, and medical technology.

Desired Qualifications

  • A minimum of one year of experience is preferred.

About the Company

Copley Hospital

Not-for-profit critical access hospital care.

Copley Hospital is a not-for-profit critical access hospital that serves Lamoille County and north central Vermont with inpatient and outpatient medical care, including a 24-hour emergency department and the Copley Birthing Center. Care is delivered by a 75-member medical staff in a small, warm, patient-centered setting with state-of-the-art facilities. What sets Copley apart is its not-for-profit mission to treat all patients regardless of ability to pay, strong focus on patient experience, and recognition such as Hospital of the Year and top national rankings. Its goal is to provide accessible, high-quality medical care to the community while maintaining personalized service and continued patient satisfaction.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Morristown, VT
Founded
1932

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