ER RN

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

14d

About The Position

As a Registered Nurse on the Float/Flex Team, you will provide compassionate, high-quality, individualized patient care and contribute to patients’ well-being and recovery. You will use nursing expertise to assess patients, perform skilled procedures, develop and implement care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal outcomes. The role calls for keen assessment skills, critical thinking, urgency, reliability, a positive attitude, and a patient-first approach in a fast-paced environment.

You will use the nursing process to provide cost-effective, quality-driven, patient-focused care. This includes gathering relevant patient information; assessing needs and setting nursing goals; planning and carrying out appropriate interventions; evaluating outcomes; documenting care according to health system standards; and educating patients and families. You will also support patient safety, confidentiality, ethical decision-making, cost containment, and appropriate research activities.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing.
• At least one year of RN experience, required upon hire.
• Texas Registered Nurse license, required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR), required within 14 days.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, required within 6 months.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, required within 12 months.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course, required 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 other health care team members.
• Perform ongoing assessments, formulate nursing diagnoses and goals, plan interventions, and evaluate intervention outcomes.
• Document in patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care and legal and quality requirements.
• Provide patients and families with teaching and information on pain management, nutrition, skin integrity, fall prevention, diabetes, disease processes, smoking cessation, and discharge instructions.
• Support patient safety, confidentiality, ethical decision-making, and cost-containment measures.
• Use research-supported interventions as appropriate for the patient population.
• Participate in research activities, identify research opportunities, and collaborate with Outcomes managers and the department.
• 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