Emergency Room Registered Nurse

CommonSpirit Health; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health's St. Joseph Health – Bryan/College Station region is seeking an Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care in a fast-paced trauma center.

You will perform core assessments, coordinate with an interdisciplinary team, and implement individualized care plans to support patient recovery. This role requires an Associate Degree in Nursing, an active TX RN license, and BLS; ACLS, PALS, and TNCC are expected within specified timeframes.

Qualifications

• Associate Of Nursing required upon hire.
• At least one year of RN experience required.
• Registered Nurse license for TX required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) required within 14 days.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within 6 months.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support required within 6 months.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course required within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: admission and ongoing assessment; notify physicians of changes; reassess after interventions.
• Planning: design, direct, evaluate and document plan of care and patient education.
• Implementation: prepare patients for treatments; report significant changes; follow safety protocols.
• Report Skills: provide accurate handoff reports to oncoming shift; ensure continuity.
• Environment & Patient Safety: maintain safe environment; address hazards and safety concerns.
• Supplies: document charges and supplies used for care.

Education

Associate Of Nursing

Bachelors Of Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As an Emergency Room 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 be successful in this 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.

• Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient's condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient's physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies the doctor of changes in assessment that require attention. Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physicians as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.

• 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.

• Report Skills: Gives and receives reports using the 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 off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity.

• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to the appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.

• Supplies: Maintains accurate documentation of charges and supplies used to provide patient care through cost containment measures.

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Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Of Nursing, upon hire

• At least one (1) year of RN experience, 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

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing preferred

• Critical Care experience preferred

Where You'll Work

St. Joseph Health – Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville, TX. Since 1936, St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley. We have a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley. St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring primary care, Express Clinics, and imaging and diagnostic services.

Pay Range

$31.50 - $51.45 /hour

We are an equal opportunity employer.