ER Registered Nurse, Sugar Land
About The Position
The Emergency Department Registered Nurse at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital delivers professional nursing care in a fast-paced emergency setting. The role collaborates with physicians and the healthcare team, using the nursing process to assess patients, assist with examinations and treatment, provide education, and maintain medical records. The nurse cares for a broad range of patient populations, including pediatric emergency patients, and provides care appropriate to each patient's age and needs. The position coordinates nursing care and treatment plans with an interdisciplinary team, contributes to discharge and transfer planning, and participates in ongoing program evaluation and process improvement. It also emphasizes safe, compassionate, personalized, and efficient care, adherence to regulatory requirements and Memorial Hermann standards, and continued professional development. Nurses may serve as preceptors, mentors, or resources to less experienced staff.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing.
- Current Texas nursing license, or temporary/compact license, to practice professional nursing.
- Basic Life Support certification.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patients served, including knowledge of growth and development across life cycles.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.
- Additional certifications may be required depending on the discipline or nursing unit.
Responsibilities
- Deliver safe and appropriate patient care according to nursing skills, patient age, and population needs.
- Collaborate with physicians and the healthcare team in delivering care using the nursing process.
- Conduct nursing assessments, assist with examinations and treatment, provide patient education, and maintain medical records.
- Coordinate nursing care planning with an interdisciplinary team and make appropriate clinical decisions.
- Collaborate with, direct, and potentially delegate to healthcare team members to support positive outcomes based on data, research, evidence, and professional standards.
- Coordinate treatment plans and develop and implement discharge or transfer plans.
- Participate in ongoing interdisciplinary program evaluation, process improvement, and assessment of client-centered outcomes.
- Address patients' diverse needs throughout the continuum of care and support a high-quality patient experience.
- Follow regulatory requirements, Texas Board of Nursing standards, and Memorial Hermann policies and procedures.
- Promote safety for patients, staff, and visitors and steward resources, including time, supplies, productivity, and service quality.
- Maintain mandatory and continuing education and skills competency; support department goals and organizational success.
- May serve as a preceptor, mentor, or resource to less experienced staff.
- Model Memorial Hermann's service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized, and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
