RN Emergency

CHI; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 43,394 - 70,877; Full time

Job summary

CHI is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) in College Station, TX, who will play a crucial role in delivering compassionate care and ensuring optimal outcomes for patients. Responsibilities include comprehensive patient assessments, skilled interventions, and collaboration with healthcare teams.

The successful candidate must hold a nursing degree and be licensed in Texas, with certifications such as BLS and ACLS required. Competitive hourly pay between $31.50 and $51.45 is offered, alongside opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Registered Nurse licensed in Texas upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 14 days.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes nursing process for cost-effective patient care.
• Performs ongoing assessments and formulates nursing diagnoses.
• Documents patient and unit records per health system standards.
• Provides teaching to patients and families on care topics.
• Commits to the goals and values of the hospital and community.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient care

Collaboration

Documentation

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Job description

Overview

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. You will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, make critical assessments, perform skilled procedures, and implement patient care plans. You will collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to focus on optimal patient outcomes. To be successful, you should have keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, with a sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to ensure appropriate patient care is provided in a cost-effective, quality-driven, and patient-focused manner. Collects pertinent social, psychological, developmental and spiritual data from the patient, significant others and other health care team members.
• Performs ongoing assessment, formulates nursing diagnoses and goals, plans appropriate interventions, and evaluates the outcomes of the interventions.
• Consistently documents in patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care to meet legal and quality patient care requirements.
• Provides appropriate teaching and information to patients and families including information on Pain Management, Nutrition, Skin Integrity, Fall Prevention, Diabetes, Disease Process, Smoking Cessation, and Discharge instructions.
• Demonstrates commitment to the goals and values of the patient, hospital, community, and nursing profession through cost containment, maintaining confidentiality, ethical decision-making, and ensuring patient safety.
• Uses interventions substantiated by research as appropriate in the patient population, participates in research activities, identifies opportunities for research, and collaborates with Outcomes managers and department teams.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, Associate or Bachelor’s Degree
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - CPR, within 14 days
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), within 6 months
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), within 6 months
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC), within 12 months

Where You'll Work

St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley since 1936 (Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville (TX)). St. Joseph has 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