ER Registered Nurse

Emerus•Aubrey, TX

About The Position

The ER Registered Nurse performs the primary nursing functions of assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care in the Emergency Room. The role provides proficient, age-specific, developmentally and specialty-appropriate care while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety. The nurse follows physician orders and applicable legal, facility, departmental, and professional standards of nursing practice. Emerus operates small-format hospitals in partnership with health systems. The listed facility is a 16-bed small-format hospital with 8 ER beds and 8 inpatient beds. Emerus describes its mission as providing the care patients need in their neighborhoods through teams they trust, and emphasizes compassionate, comprehensive care and a team-oriented work environment that celebrates diversity, promotes equity, and supports equal access to information, development, and opportunity.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required.
Current state Registered Nurse licensure without sanctions required.
At least 2 years of full-time RN experience in an ER or other comparable experience required.
Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from the American Heart Association or the 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

BSN preferred.
TNCC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally/specialty-appropriate nursing care, ensuring the comfort and safety of patients and families.
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 confidentiality of information and records.
Follow physician orders in delivering nursing care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform laboratory 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 or treatments.
Provide care in accordance with applicable legal requirements, hospital or 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.