Emergency Room Nurse - PRN

CommonSpirit Health•Lufkin, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Where You’ll Work St. Luke's Health - Memorial Lufkin is dedicated to enhancing your health and well-being. Our facility is a collaboration between St. Luke’s Health and a team of specialized physicians—focused on general and interventional cardiology, sports medicine, and orthopedics, including total joint replacement and spine care. Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You’ ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ ll create healthier, stronger communities. What sets us apart from other healthcare organizations? How much time do you have? In short, it all starts with our current employees. They believe in living our mission to provide compassion to everyone. We, in turn, believe that growing and supporting our people allows us to deliver a higher degree of quality care to our patients. CHI advocates for all who live in the communities we serve, especially the most vulnerable. Choose an organization who will champion your talents and nurture your career. Choose CHI! We offer the following benefits to support you and your family: Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Flexible spending accounts Paid Time Off (PTO) Tuition Assistance for career growth and development Matching Retirement Programs Wellness Programs Job Summary and Responsibilities

Requirements

Associates Degree in Nursing In Nursing
One (1) Year of Nursing Experience preferred
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license that allows you to practice in Texas
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Specialty certification (ex: CCRN, CNOR, CEN) preferred
Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

Use emergency triage protocol to intake, discharge or admit patients.
Deliver stabilizing care to emergency patients of all ages as part of the larger ER team, adapting care to changes in patient’s condition as needed.
Use knowledge of cultural differences to provide patient care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values, beliefs, and customs.
Document the nursing care plan and changes in the patient's condition.
Engage in other activities that will benefit patient outcomes, such as patient experience initiatives, mentoring, etc.