ER Registered Nurse - Full-time Night shift

Emerus•Schertz, TX

6d•Onsite

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 proficient, age-specific, developmentally and specialty-appropriate nursing care while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety. The nurse documents care, observes and records patient status, follows physician orders, and handles patient information confidentially. The position is based at a 16-bed small-format hospital in Schertz, with an 8-bed emergency room and an 8-bed inpatient unit. The schedule is a full-time night shift from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific, developmentally and specialty-appropriate nursing care, using advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety.
Complete accurate, concise, and legible medical-record documentation.
Observe and record patients’ signs, symptoms, behaviors, and physiological status.
Present proposed revisions to interventions and desired outcomes.
Maintain patient privacy and the confidentiality of information and records.
Follow physician orders in delivering nursing care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform lab testing in accordance with 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 and treatments.
Provide care in accordance with applicable legal requirements, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and established nursing standards and practice.
Perform and document assigned Quality Assessment activities.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.