About The Position
Texas Health Dallas is hiring registered nurses for its Float Pool, seeking ICU and PCCU nurses for full-time night-shift opportunities. The position is based at Texas Health Dallas in Dallas, Texas, and floats to the Rapid Response Team. Nurses work with a multidisciplinary team and a diverse patient population, providing care to ill patients, including life-saving care. The department offers self-scheduling and opportunities for educational and career growth. The role works 36 hours weekly, nights from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with weekend and holiday requirements. New hires must attend orientation and training at the corporate office in Arlington from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the first one to five days of hire. Qualified candidates attending the virtual hiring event will be scheduled for an interview. The nurse provides high-quality patient care through nursing education, research, and innovation in nursing practice. The role emphasizes responding to patients’ safety and physical, psychological, and social needs; honoring each person’s worth; understanding individual perspectives; involving families and caregivers; supporting shared problem-solving; listening attentively; and creating a private, safe, confidential, and tranquil healing environment. Texas Health Dallas is an 875-bed, full-service hospital serving the Dallas area since 1966. Its services include cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services, emergency medicine, a Level III NICU, stroke and trauma care, and outpatient services. The hospital is designated a Magnet hospital and is a Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, Level I Trauma Center, and Comprehensive Heart Attack Center.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma or associate degree in nursing required; bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
- One year of experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program required.
- Texas RN - Registered Nurse license required upon hire.
- 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.
- Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 90 days of hire for staff floating to areas where they will deliver care and resuscitate neonates.
- Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRPA) required within 90 days of hire for staff floating to areas where they will deliver care and resuscitate neonates.
- High degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- One year of ICU, Progressive Care Cardiac Unit (PCCU) or PCU, telemetry, or medical-surgical experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality patient care, including life-saving care for ill patients.
- Respond to patients’ safety, physical, psychological, and social needs.
- Honor the worth of patients through unconditional acceptance and seek to understand their perspectives.
- Engage families and caregivers in health care situations.
- Help patients and families understand and address health and illness through shared problem-solving and decisions.
- Listen attentively and be reliable, available, and attentive to others.
- Create a healing environment that provides privacy, safety, confidentiality, and tranquility.
- Float to the Rapid Response Team and, when assigned, provide care in areas involving neonates.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible spending
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan repayment program
- Self-scheduling
- Educational and career growth opportunities
- Supportive team environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
