Emergency Room Nurse

CommonSpirit Health; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health - Memorial Lufkin, part of CommonSpirit Health, seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to provide compassionate, high-quality patient care in East Texas.

You will perform assessments, administer treatments, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support recovery and outcomes. The ideal candidate has an Associate Degree in Nursing, 1 year of RN experience, CPR/ACLS/PALS, and a commitment to patient safety in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree In Nursing upon hire or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of RN experience required.
• Registered Nurse license for TX upon hire.
• BLS/CPR required within 14 days of hire.
• ACLS required within 6 months of hire.
• PALS required within 6 months of hire.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course required within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition on admission and throughout care.
• Design, implement, and document the plan of care and discharge needs.
• Prepare patients for treatments and notify physician of changes.
• Reassess patients and adjust care as needed after interventions.
• Provide bedside reports and ensure continuity of patient care.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Critical thinking

Patient care coordination

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient's condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient's physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
• Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
• Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.
• Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
• Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from

Job Requirements

• Associates Degree Of Nursing, upon hire or
• At least one (1) year of RN experience and
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 - months and
• Trauma Nurse Core Course, within 12 - months

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health - Memorial Lufkin is a 279 bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit health system. Serving East Texas, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin provides more than a quarter of a million patient services annually and contributes millions of dollars in local charity care and community support. We're the area's first Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center, with board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons offering full-spectrum stroke care. Nationally recognized as a HealthCare Center of Excellence, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin offers compassionate, comprehensive health care, including off-campus rehab and outpatient facilities and services. In addition to its large emergency department, there are 32 private rooms, dedicated imaging and OBGYN, wound care, infusion and lab services.