ER Registered Nurse

Baylor Scott & White Emergency Hospital•Murphy, TX

10d

About The Position

The ER Registered Nurse performs the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care in the Emergency Room. The role provides age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate care while supporting patient and family comfort and safety, following physician orders, and maintaining privacy and confidentiality. The position also involves accurate medical-record documentation, observation and recording of patient status, laboratory sample collection and testing, and adherence to infection-control standards and applicable nursing policies and regulations. The role is PRN at a 16-bed small-format hospital with 8 ER beds and 8 inpatient beds. The shift is described as a flexible swing shift.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required.
Current state Registered Nurse licensure without sanctions required.
At least 2 years of full-time RN experience in the ER or comparable experience required.
Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.
Fluency in English, including written and oral communication, required.
For Pennsylvania candidates, Act 33 Child Abuse History Clearance and Act 73 FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance must have been completed within the last 5 years or be obtained before the start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
TNCC certification.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate nursing care to ensure patient and family comfort and safety.
Complete accurate, concise, and legible medical-record documentation.
Observe and record signs, symptoms, behaviors, and patients’ physiological status.
Present proposed revisions to interventions and desired outcomes.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
Follow physician orders when delivering nursing care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform laboratory testing according to established policies and procedures and COLA and CLIA regulations.
Follow infection-control and isolation procedures and use aseptic techniques in patient care.
Perform admission, discharge, and transfer procedures.
Participate in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.
Assemble equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area, and perform or assist with procedures or treatments.
Provide care in accordance with applicable laws, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and established nursing standards and practices.
Perform and document assigned Quality Assessment activities.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.