Emergency Room RN PRN Nights – Variable Days

The RN is responsible for planning, directing, organizing, coordinating, and implementing all nursing care services for emergency department patients in a manner suitable to accepted standards of care. They ensure the highest quality and safe delivery of patient care and maintain compliance with professional nursing TJC and all Federal and State standards of care. The RN cares for all ages, from newborns to mature adults.

• Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing.
• At least 3 years experience as an RN in an Emergency Room setting.
• RN, current in the State of Texas
• BLS
• ACLS and PALS or ENPC are required within 30 days of employment.
• Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment.
• Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet the needs of patients and the unit.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.

Responsibilities:

• Performs direct patient care within the scope of the RN practice act and according to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill level necessary to assess patient’s psychosocial, educational, and physical needs, as well as the ability to address these needs in an age-appropriate manner in the pediatric, adolescent, adult, and/or geriatric patient population.
• Responds quickly and appropriately to emergencies.
• Develops and prioritizes plan of care to attain measurable goals.
• Identifies educational needs, implements and evaluates learning, and documents patient/family education.
• Manages acute and chronic pain in all patients, especially post-procedure or surgical patients, to assist in alleviating suffering and improving healing.
• Delivers medication based upon continual assessment, safety, and evaluation of patient response.
• Responds to patients presenting to the hospital with healthcare need and, perform triage, follows policies and procedures for follow-up.
• Follows all documentation policies.
• Utilizes MediTech system for registering a patient as needed, entering orders, discharging patients, and ability to print lab reports.