Registered Nurse II (RN) - ER

Tenet Healthcare; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare's Emergency Department Registered Nurse role in San Antonio, TX offers critical patient care with minimal supervision. You will assess patients, develop and adjust care plans, monitor evolving conditions, and work closely with the healthcare team to optimize outcomes.

The position emphasizes accurate documentation, patient-family education, and timely interventions to maintain stability. Texas RN licensure and BLS are required, with advanced certifications encouraged or mandated

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• Preferred Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Texas State RN license required.
• BLS required on hire; ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC per unit timelines.
• Two years acute care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family responses to health problems.
• Initiate and evaluate care plans based on assessments.
• Recognize changing patient condition and utilize resources promptly.
• Prioritize information and take decisive patient-focused action.
• Support physiologic stability of patients.
• Document all plans and care provided.
• Educate patient and family with written or verbal materials.
• Assign and delegate nursing care and coordinate workflow.
• Calculate and administer medications.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Care planning

Medication administration

Patient education

Delegation

Education

Diploma or ADN in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus

Under minimal supervision, the Registered Nurse - ER provides nursing care for a group of patients assigned to the nurse based on matching the patients' needs with the nurse' competencies. Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned.

• Assesses human responses and adaptation to actual or potential health problems of the patient, family and/or significant other


• Institutes approved medical protocols and initiates a plan for patient care based on the initial assessment; implements and continuously evaluates interventions; reassesses patient needs on an on-going basis


• Recognizes changing patient condition and utilizes unit resources, chain of command in a timely and appropriate manner


• Assimilates and prioritizes information sources to take immediate and decisive patient-focused action


• Supports and maintains the physiologic stability of patients


• Responds with confidence and adapts to rapid changing patient conditions


• Documents all plans and care provided


• Identifies need for education of patient, family and/or significant other and provides education through individualized instruction, the use of written materials and/or other available resources


• Assigns nursing care to licensed staff, delegates nursing care to unlicensed staff and coordinates the flow of work


• Calculates and administers medications

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

Graduate of accredited school of nursing.

PREFERRED EDUCATION:

Bachelors Degree

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

None

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Two years in acute care preferred

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE:

Possession of current Texas State License for Registered Nurse

REQUIRED COURSES/COMPLETIONS (e.g., CPR):

• ADULT ED:
  
  
  
  • Must have active healthcare provider Basic Life Support on hire (ARC or AHA); however, must have AHA Healthcare Provider BLS within 60 days of hire.
  
  
  • AHA ACLS must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into role *Should be completed before the end of the orientation period
  
  
  • AHA PALS must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into role *Should be completed before the end of the orientation period.
  
  
  • NOTE: PALS is not required in Adult ED at North Central Baptist Hospital.
  
  
  • TNCC within 1 year of date of hire or transfer date into unit
  
  
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention must be obtained with 60 days of hire date or transfer to position
  
  
  • ENPC is preferred
  
  
  
  


• PEDIATRIC ED:
  
  
  
  • Must have active healthcare provider Basic Life Support on hire (ARC or AHA); however, must have AHA Healthcare Provider BLS within 60 days of hire.
  
  
  • AHA PALS must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into role
  
  
  • *Should be completed before the end of the orientation period
  
  
  • TNCC within 1 year of date of hire or transfer date into unit
  
  
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention must be obtained with 60 days of hire date or transfer to position
  
  
  • ENPC within 18 months of hire or transfer into role.