Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical /Trauma (Full time Days)

Texas Health Resources • Dallas, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides care on a 23-bed trauma medical-surgical unit at Texas Health Dallas, specializing in patients with traumatic injuries. The role delivers patient care using the Nursing Process, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The nurse incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, responds to patients’ and significant others’ informational needs, and maintains continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and out-of-hospital transfers. The position also provides cardiac-focused care and manages various cardiac drips.

This is a full-time day position working 36 hours per week, generally from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with rotating weekends and holidays.

Requirements

• Nursing diploma or associate degree in nursing.
• 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 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to patients 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’ needs for information.
• Maintain continuity of patient care between shifts and hospitals, and 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 and methodology for funding projects in nursing education, research, and practice innovation.
• Shared governance structure featuring unit-based councils that empower nurses to shape their work environment.
• Supportive team environment with opportunities for growth.

What This Job Offers

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