University of Missouri Health Care

RN: Emergency Services

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Missouri RN license or multi-state RN license from Nurse Licensure Compact
  • One year of RN experience in a clinical setting
  • Strong understanding of medication management and patient education
  • Proficiency in assessing and managing patient pain
  • Ability to communicate effectively with interdisciplinary teams
  • Commitment to upholding hospital standards and policies
  • Willingness to work rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays

Responsibilities

  • Assess patients' conditions and nursing needs, setting achievable goals
  • Promptly address patients' self-reported symptoms of pain through appropriate assessment tools
  • Educate patients and families about medications and their effects
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions and adjust as needed
  • Ensure compliance with hospital policies and nursing standards
  • Document patient observations accurately and concisely for care continuity
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to enhance patient care satisfaction

Benefits

  • Health, vision, and dental insurance starting from day one
  • Generous paid leave and holiday pay
  • Retirement plans with 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
  • Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and family members (50%)
  • Discounts on various services like cell plans and gym memberships
Full Job Description
Shift: Full Time, 3 12s/Week, Weekends, Mids, Nights Available. Requires every other weekend and rotating holidays

Work Arrangement: On-site
Department: Emergency Services (may float between ER, ER Observation, Pediatrics ER)

Facility: University Hospital - 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO
Compensation:
Base Pay Range: $34.46 - $51.02 per hour, based on experience
Shift Differentials:

o Additional $2.75 per hour for mid/evening shift

o Additional $8.00 per hour for RN Weekend Program or $3.00 per hour for rotating weekend shift

o Additional $4.00 per hour for night shift
Retention Rewards: Up to $15,000

§ Relocation Support: Additional $5,000 if moving from over 50 miles away

§ Retention Reward (Option 1): $2,000 per year for up to 5 years, totaling $10,000

§ Student Loan Repayment (Option 2): $2,000 per year toward student loans, up to 5 years, totaling $10,000

o Note: Details will be provided during the HR interview. Policy language is available upon request.

ABOUT THE JOB

MU Health Care is looking for a compassionate and dedicated individual to join our nursing team in Emergency Services. Our ER is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in central Missouri as well as a Level 1 STEMI Center for heart attacks and a Comprehensive Stroke Center, handling high acuity cases, including burns. Our ER works closely with our children's hospital critical care transport team and a helicopter service.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION
• Assesses the patient's condition and nursing needs, sets goals, and prescribes appropriate nursing actions to meet those goals and the physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative patient needs, including discharge planning.
• Assesses, intervenes, and reassesses the patient's self-report and symptoms of pain promptly. Utilizes an appropriate tool for assessment and reassessment (0-10 numerical scale, FACES, or the FLACC.)
• Demonstrates an understanding of medications regarding action and side effects. Reports pertinent information to the appropriate individual.
• Educates patients and significant others about their medications.
• Demonstrates the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions in accomplishing goals and intended patient care outcomes.
• Maintain the standards of nursing care and implement the policies and procedures of the hospital and assigned nursing unit.
• Participates in meetings, in-services, and quality and performance improvement groups.
• Understands the attendance and punctuality guidelines, and adherence to the dress code.
• Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding patients to the appropriate person and records those observations accurately and concisely.
• Provides quality patient care and works with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure the highest patient satisfaction.
• May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Missouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.
• One (1) year of RN experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.

This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.

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About University of Missouri Health Care

The University of Missouri Health Care is a healthcare system affiliated with the University of Missouri. The system includes several hospitals and clinics, as well as a medical school and research facilities. The system is based in Columbia, Missouri, and serves patients throughout the state. The University of Missouri Health Care is known for its expertise in a variety of medical specialties, including cancer care, cardiology, and neurology. The system is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care and to advancing medical knowledge through research and education. The University of Missouri Health Care has been recognized for its excellence in healthcare and has been ranked among the top hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
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