Registered Nurse (RN II) - Emergency Department (ED) (Full Time/Nights)

Texas Health Resources•Dallas, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN II) provides nursing care in the Emergency Department at Texas Health Dallas. The department is a fast-paced, high-volume environment averaging 200 patients per day. The role emphasizes responding to patients’ safety and physical, psychological, and social needs; respecting each person’s dignity and rights; understanding others’ perspectives; engaging families and caregivers in care; and using shared problem-solving with patients and families. The position is full-time nights, working 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on variable shifts, with weekend and holiday requirements. Self-scheduling, educational and career growth opportunities, and an engaged leadership team are highlighted. Texas Health Dallas is an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving the Dallas community since 1966. Its services include cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services, emergency medicine, neonatal intensive care, stroke care, bariatric surgery, wellness services, outpatient surgery, and women’s imaging.

Requirements

Nursing diploma or associate’s degree in nursing required; bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
At least 1 year of experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program required.
Registered Nurse (RN) registration upon hire required.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required before providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 90 days of hire.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 90 days of hire.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training required annually, with initial training within 90 days.
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) or Advanced Trauma Care Nurse (ATCN) required within 6 months.
High degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
1 year of emergency department acute care experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Respond to others’ priorities regarding safety and physical, psychological, and social needs.
Honor patients’ worth through unconditional acceptance, careful handling, knowledge of patient rights, incorporation of those rights into daily practice, and addressing patients by name.
Seek to understand other people’s frames of reference.
Engage families and caregivers in healthcare situations, along with families, physicians, peers, and others as appropriate.
Use professional behaviors and a reciprocal, shared approach to help patients and families understand and address health and illness, reaching decisions acceptable to those involved.
Deliver high-quality patient care through nursing education, nursing research, and innovations in nursing practice.