Registered Nurse Bastrop FSED PRN

About the Role

As a Registered Nurse, you will coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the nature and specific requirements of the department, and consistent with the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. In collaboration with medical providers and other members of the care team, you will provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will serve as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers while modeling the organization’s vision, mission, and values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient pain regularly to promote effective pain management, including reassessments after appropriate intervention.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by medical provider(s).
• Document the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
• Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests and anticipating patient needs proactively.
• Teach patients, families, and caregivers about patient medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, translating complex medical terminology for complete understanding.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on non-medicinal follow-up measures such as healthy diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
• Prepare patients and families for future self-management.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date.
• Associate Degree.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.
• NIH Stroke Scale must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) or TNCC Instructor must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date.
• 1 year of experience required.
• No travel required.

Benefits

St. David's Emergency Center Bastrop offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

About the Facility

St. David's South Austin Medical Center is a 368-bed acute care hospital within St. David’s HealthCare, offering comprehensive specialty and sub-specialty services. Key programs include:

• A nationally accredited oncology program featuring the region’s only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program.
• A Level II trauma center.
• Advanced cardiac, stroke, and orthopedic services.
• Full-service maternity and newborn care.
• Four community emergency centers in Bee Cave and Bastrop.

The facility is affiliated with the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery, providing advanced robotic capabilities for orthopedics, open heart and lung procedures, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general and colorectal surgery, and urology. It was also among the first hospitals in Central Texas to integrate CT imaging with robotics for early lung cancer detection.