Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Room (ED) - Full-Time Nights

Texas Health • Denton, TX

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides emergency department care at Texas Health Denton, delivering patient care through the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, addresses patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintains continuity of care across shifts and hospitals, including during expedited out-of-hospital transfers.

The Emergency Department treats patients with critical injuries and illnesses in 41 Emergent Care Rooms. Nurses work with paramedics, employees, and physicians in a team-oriented environment and receive ongoing training in specialized lifesaving equipment and techniques. The department also has a state-of-the-art emerging disease and decontamination suite that can accommodate infectious diseases and can function as an inpatient room for extended stays. Educational, career-growth, and leadership-advancement opportunities are available.

This is a full-time night-shift position at Texas Health Denton: 36 hours per week, consisting of three 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. A sign-on bonus is available to eligible newly hired RNs who sign a two-year retention agreement.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required.
• Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license required upon hire.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required within 90 days of hire.
• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Training required within 90 days of hire.
• One year of experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program required.
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) required within 12 months.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) required within 12 months.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Two to three years of emergency room experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care utilizing 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 between shifts and hospitals and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness
• Sign-on bonus for eligible new hires who sign a two-year retention agreement

What This Job Offers

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