Tele RN | PCU, Step-down, ICU | PRN Nights

Baylor Scott & White Emergency Hospital•Grand Prairie, TX

About The Position

The Tele RN performs the primary functions of a nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating patient care. The role provides proficient, age-specific, developmentally and specialty-appropriate nursing care while ensuring patient and family comfort and safety. The position is based in a 16-bed small-format hospital with eight ER beds and eight inpatient beds, and is PRN on the night shift from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The ideal candidate has experience caring for higher-acuity inpatients in a fast-paced hospital, including assessing and responding to changing conditions; managing cardiac, hypertensive, and insulin infusions; interpreting cardiac rhythms; and supporting patients receiving BiPAP or high-flow oxygen. The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and telemedicine providers and may help stabilize critically ill patients, including ventilated patients awaiting transfer to a higher level of care. Emerus operates small-format hospitals in partnership with health systems and describes its mission as providing patients with care in their neighborhoods from teams they trust. The company emphasizes compassionate, comprehensive care and a workplace that supports teamwork, diversity, equity, and equal access to information, development, and opportunity.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or nursing diploma required.
Current state Registered Nurse license without sanctions required.
At least 2 years of full-time RN experience in Telemetry or ICU, or at least 2 years of combined experience in related healthcare positions, required.
Current BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.
Fluency in English, including written and oral communication, required.
For Pennsylvania RNs: Act 33 Child Abuse History Clearance and Act 73 FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance must have been completed within the last 5 years or be obtained before the start date.
Experience caring for higher-acuity inpatients in a fast-paced hospital and responding to changing patient conditions.
Competency managing cardiac, hypertensive, and insulin infusions, and strong cardiac rhythm interpretation skills.
Experience supporting patients receiving BiPAP and high-flow oxygen.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, including effective work with interdisciplinary teams, telemedicine providers, and virtual communication platforms.
Confidence caring for critically ill patients and willingness to support short-term stabilization, including ventilated patients awaiting transfer.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
PALS certification strongly preferred; ENPC certification from ENA may be substituted for PALS.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and provide proficient, age-specific and developmentally or specialty-appropriate nursing care, using advanced specialty clinical nursing knowledge and skills and ensuring patient and family comfort and safety.
Follow physicians’ orders when delivering nursing care.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
Follow infection-control and isolation procedures and use aseptic techniques in patient care.
Collect laboratory samples and perform laboratory testing in accordance with established policies and procedures and COLA and CLIA regulations.
Perform admission, discharge, and transfer procedures.
Assemble equipment and supplies for diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area, and perform or assist with procedures and treatments.
Provide care in accordance with applicable laws, facility and departmental policies and procedures, and nursing standards and practice as defined by the state Board of Nursing.
Perform and document assigned Quality Assessment activities.
Attend required staff meetings and other company-sponsored or mandated meetings.
Perform additional duties as assigned.