Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, PRN (Days & Nights)

Methodist Hospital for Surgery; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Methodist Hospital for Surgery in Addison, TX is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department on a PRN basis, covering days and nights. This on-site role requires strong ER experience and Texas RN licensure, with current ACLS/BLS/PALS. Expect a fast-paced environment and teamwork across shifts.

The RN will advocate for patients, perform comprehensive assessments, and implement care plans while maintaining certifications and contributing to high-quality care standards.

Qualifications

• Texas RN license required.
• Minimum five years’ ER nursing experience.
• ACLS, BLS and PALS current at time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessment and data collection focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Formulates a goal-directed nursing care plan prioritised to patient outcomes.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled manner to reach outcomes through nursing processes.
• Establishes priorities of patient care based on needs and available resources.
• Performs documentation accurately and timely in patient records; works with the team to deliver care.

Skills

ACLS

BLS

PALS

ER experience

RN license Texas

Job description

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, PRN (Days & Nights)

Job Category: Nursing

Requisition Number: REGIS039774

• Part-Time
• On-site

Locations

Methodist Hospital for Surgery
17101 Dallas Pkwy
Addison, TX 75001, USA

Description

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

• To act as patient advocate, providing continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through collaboration with other members of the healthcare team and supporting the philosophy, objectives, and goals of the facility. The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing the needs of individual patients including but not limited to adult, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Licensure as registered nurse in Texas.
• Minimum of five years’ work experience as an Emergency Room nurse.
• ACLS, BLS and PALS – current at time of hire

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Formulates a goal directed plan of acre, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes.
• Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
• Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of medical/surgical patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making.
• Performs documentation duties on the floor and in the patient record, which is timely, accurate and concise.
• Works as part of a team in delivering patient care.
• Maintains CPR/ACLS/PALS certification.
• Attends all mandatory in services and participates in staff meetings.
• Remains flexible, adaptive, and able to accept and implement new ideas and approaches.
• Treats all patients equally adopting the center’s Patient Rights policy.
• Reviews and carries out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner.
• Willingness to assist with other duties when asked.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds on a regular basis and be able to push/pull over 25 pounds on a regular basis.
• The employee must be able to stand and/or walk at least five hours per day.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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