Tele RN | PCU, Step-down, ICU | PRN Nights

Emerus; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night/weekend shift differentials

401K matching

Paid employee referrals

Job summary

Emerus in Texas is seeking a Night Shift RN for a PRN role in a small-format hospital. You will assess, plan, direct, and evaluate patient care in telemetry/ICU settings, handling high-acuity cases with cardiac and respiratory needs.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years of tele/ICU experience, active RN licensure, and ACLS/BLS. This role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to safety standards, and flexible scheduling to support critical care patients.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for higher-acuity inpatient patients in a fast-paced hospital environment.
• Demonstrated competency managing cardiac, hypertensive, and insulin infusions, plus rhythm interpretation.
• Experience supporting patients requiring advanced respiratory therapies, including BiPAP and high-flow oxygen.
• Excellent collaboration and communication with interdisciplinary teams and telemedicine platforms.
• Comfort caring for critically ill patients and supporting short-term stabilization and transfers.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prioritize, and provide age-appropriate nursing care applying advanced clinical knowledge.
• Follow physician orders in delivery of nursing care.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information.
• Adhere to infection control and aseptic techniques.
• Collect labs and perform testing per policies and CLIA/COLA.
• Handle admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Prepare equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures.
• Adhere to state Board of Nursing standards and hospital policies.

Skills

Telemetry ICU experience

Cardiac rhythm interpretation

Collaboration skills

Ventilation support

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

BSN preferred

Job description

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

Shift: Night Shift | 7pm-7am

Job Type: PRN

Facility Type: 16 bed small-format hospital | 8 ER, 8 inpatient

Job Perks:

• Night/weekend shift differentials
• 401K matching (100% vested day ONE after the eligibility period has been met!)
• paid employee referrals

We are Emerus, the leader in small-format hospitals. We partner with respected and like-minded health systems who share our mission: To provide the care patients need, in the neighborhoods they live, by teams they trust. Our growing number of amazing partners includes Allegheny Health Network, Ascension, Baptist Health System, Baylor Scott & White Health, ChristianaCare, Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican, The Hospitals of Providence, INTEGRIS Health, MultiCare and WellSpan. Our innovative hospitals are fully accredited and provide highly individualized care. Emerus' commitment to patient care extends far beyond the confines of societal norms. We believe that every individual who walks through our doors deserves compassionate, comprehensive care, regardless of their background, identity, or circumstances. We are committed to fostering a work environment focused on teamwork that celebrates diversity, promotes equity and ensures equal access to information, development and opportunity for all of our Healthcare Pros.

Position Overview

The purpose of this position is to perform the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Experience caring for higher-acuity inpatient patients in a fast-paced hospital environment, with the ability to assess, prioritize, and respond to changing patient conditions.
• Demonstrated competency managing cardiac, hypertensive, and insulin infusions, along with strong cardiac rhythm interpretation skills.
• Experience supporting patients requiring advanced respiratory therapies, including BiPAP and high-flow oxygen.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary teams, telemedicine providers, and virtual communication platforms.
• Confidence caring for critically ill patients and willingness to support short-term stabilization efforts, including ventilated patients awaiting transfer to a higher level of care.

Essential Job Functions

• Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally/specialty appropriate nursing care by applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills and for ensuring the comfort and safety of patients/families
• Follow physician's orders in the delivery of nursing care
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times
• Adhere to required infection control, isolation procedures and aseptic techniques in the delivery of patient care
• Collect laboratory samples and perform lab testing in accordance with established policies and procedures, as well as COLA and CLIA regulations
• Perform admission, discharge and transfer procedures
• Assemble equipment and supplies for various diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area; perform or assist others with procedures or treatments
• Handle care in accordance with legal, hospital/facility, departmental policies and procedures, and established standards of nursing care and practice, as defined by the Board of Nursing for that State.

Other Job Functions

• Perform all Quality Assessment activities assigned and document
• Attend staff meetings or other company sponsored or mandated meetings as required
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree or Nursing Diploma required; BSN, preferred
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse without sanctions, required
• 2+ years full-time RN experience in Telemetry/ICU, or 2+ years combination experience in related healthcare positions, required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, required; PALS strongly preferred (ENPC certification from ENA may be substituted for PALS certification)
• Position requires fluency in English; written and oral communication
• Pennsylvania RN's: Act 33 (Child Abuse History Clearance), Act 73 (FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance) completed within the last 5 years, or must be obtained prior to start date.