RN Emergency Dept

CommonSpirit Health; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Health in Brazos Valley region is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver comprehensive, patient-focused care. You will perform assessments, plan interventions, and document care while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to optimize outcomes.

The role emphasizes adherence to nursing standards, patient safety, and ongoing education for patients and families. A fast-paced environment offers opportunities for professional growth and specialization.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• RN license TX or eligible to licensure.
• BLS/CPR required; ACLS, PALS, TNCC within stated timelines.

Responsibilities

• Uses nursing process for patient care in a cost-effective, quality-focused way.
• Performs assessments, diagnoses, plans, interventions, and evaluates outcomes.
• Documents in patient records per health system standards.
• Provides teaching to patients and families on pain, nutrition, skin, falls, and discharge.
• Respects patient safety and ethical decision-making in care.
• Collaborates with outcomes managers and department for research opportunities.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Critical thinking

Patient-centered care

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Associate degree in Nursing

Tools

CPR

ACLS

PALS

TNCC

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 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.

• 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 as ongoing assessment, formulates nursing diagnosis and goals, plans appropriate interventions, and evaluates the outcome of the interventions.
• Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order 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 measures, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate 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 the Outcomes managers and department.

Job Requirements*Required

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, 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. 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