Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical/Trauma (Full time Nights)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides care on a 23-bed trauma medical-surgical unit at Texas Health Dallas, specializing in care for patients with traumatic injuries. This is a full-time night position, working 36 hours per week from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. The role includes cardiac-focused care and management of various cardiac drips. Texas Health Dallas is an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital in Dallas. The hospital provides services including cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services, emergency medicine, neonatal intensive care, stroke care, bariatric surgery, outpatient surgery, and women’s imaging.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma, associate degree in nursing, or bachelor's degree in nursing; a bachelor's degree is preferred.
- One year of experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license upon hire.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification before providing independent patient care, maintained quarterly.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in nursing.
Responsibilities
- Deliver patient care using the Nursing Process.
- Assess patients.
- Plan patient care.
- Intervene as appropriate.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
- Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
- Initiate action to meet patients’ and significant others’ needs for information.
- Maintain continuity of patient care across shifts and hospitals, including while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.
- Provide cardiac-focused care.
- Manage various cardiac drips.
Benefits
- Unlimited access to online continuing education for professional and career development.
- RN Step Program, including NCAP and nursing certification test-preparation content for specialty nurses.
- Nursing Excellence Advisory Board that provides a framework for funding projects in nursing education, research, and practice innovation.
- Shared governance structure with unit-based councils that empower nurses to shape their work environment.
- Supportive team environment with opportunities for growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
