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 nursing care while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety. The position is based in a 16-bed small-format hospital with 8 ER beds and 8 inpatient beds and is listed as PRN with flex day/night shifts.

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 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).
Current TNCC certification.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific, developmentally and specialty-appropriate nursing care, applying advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills and 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.
Protect patients’ privacy and the confidentiality of information and records.
Follow physicians’ orders in delivering nursing care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform laboratory testing in accordance with established policies and procedures, COLA requirements, and CLIA regulations.
Follow required infection-control and isolation procedures and use aseptic techniques.
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 legal requirements, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and established nursing standards and state Board of Nursing requirements.
Perform assigned Quality Assessment activities and document them.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.