ER RN

St. Joseph Hospital - College Station • College Station, TX

14d • $32 - $51

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized patient care and supports patients’ well-being and recovery. The role involves making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, implementing patient care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The nurse uses sound assessment skills, critical thinking, urgency, and a patient-first approach in a fast-paced environment.

The RN uses the nursing process to provide cost-effective, quality-driven, patient-focused care. The nurse gathers pertinent social, psychological, developmental, and spiritual information; conducts ongoing assessments; formulates nursing diagnoses and goals; plans interventions; and evaluates outcomes. The nurse maintains documentation in patient and unit records according to health system standards and provides patient and family education on topics including pain management, nutrition, skin integrity, fall prevention, diabetes, disease processes, smoking cessation, and discharge instructions.

The role also supports patient, hospital, community, and nursing-profession values through cost containment, confidentiality, ethical decision-making, and patient safety. The RN uses research-supported interventions where appropriate, participates in research activities, identifies research opportunities, and collaborates with Outcomes Managers and the department.

Requirements

• Associate of Science in Nursing.
• At least one year of RN experience upon hire.
• Registered Nurse license in Texas upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 6 months.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification within 12 months.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process to provide cost-effective, quality-driven, patient-focused care.
• Collect pertinent social, psychological, developmental, and spiritual data from patients, significant others, and healthcare team members.
• Conduct ongoing assessments, formulate nursing diagnoses and goals, plan appropriate interventions, and evaluate intervention outcomes.
• Document in patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care and legal and quality requirements.
• Educate patients and families about pain management, nutrition, skin integrity, fall prevention, diabetes, disease processes, smoking cessation, and discharge instructions.
• Support patient, hospital, community, and nursing-profession goals and values through cost containment, confidentiality, ethical decision-making, and patient safety.
• Use research-supported interventions as appropriate, participate in research activities, identify research opportunities, and collaborate with Outcomes Managers and the department.
• Perform skilled procedures and implement patient care plans.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree