Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department (ED) - Full-Time Mid Shift

Texas Health Resources • Arlington, TX

3h • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse will provide care in the Emergency Department at Texas Health Arlington Memorial, a 50-bed ED with a vertical treatment area called JET (joint evaluation and treatment). The department is a Level III trauma center, and its chest pain, CHF, and stroke programs are accredited through TJC. The hospital is a Magnet facility.

The nurse delivers patient care using the Nursing Process: assessing patients, planning and providing care, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. The role also incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, responds to patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintains continuity of care between shifts and hospitals and during expedited transfers out of the hospital.

This is a full-time mid-shift position working three 12-hour shifts per week, from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. The hospital describes itself as a 369-bed acute-care, full-service hospital serving Arlington and the surrounding DFW area.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required.
• CLIAFE: comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license required upon hire.
• BCLS required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
• ACLS required within 90 days.
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention Training) required within 90 days of hire.
• PALS required within 90 days of hire.
• TNCC required within 12 months of hire.
• ATCN (Advanced Trauma Care Nurse) required within 12 months of hire.
• One year of experience as a clinical nurse or completion of an RN residency program required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• At least one year of ER or Critical Care 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/or significant others’ information needs.
• Maintain continuity of patient care between shifts and hospitals, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible spending
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness
• Other benefits are mentioned but not specified.

What This Job Offers

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