Registered Nurse (FT) - Night Shifts

About the Role

Provides professional nursing care for patients in the emergency room. Triages each patient and determines priority of care based on medical complaint or current symptoms. Promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process in collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care by evaluating the medical complaint or current symptoms and reporting to the physician.
• Works directly under physicians, assisting them during exams, procedures, diagnostic testing, and treatments.
• Performs IV initiation/infusion/therapy, blood draws, cardiac monitoring, pulse oximetry, applies oxygen, administers nebulized treatment, cleans and bandages wounds, applies splints, and provides basic bedside care as ordered by physicians.
• Recognizes and effectively treats life-threatening conditions.
• Performs head-to-toe assessments and reassessments on all patients, including pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric populations.
• Uses triage process to ensure timely and appropriate care, accurately assigning triage categories.
• Assists physicians with procedures including laceration repair, moderate sedation, incision and drainage, cardiac arrest, intubation, chest tube insertion, foreign body removal, live birth or spontaneous aborted fetus and tissue, records time of death and birth, and assists Administrator in reporting death in the emergency room as needed.
• Prepares and administers medications ordered by the physician and records administration in the patient’s medical record.
• Interacts professionally with patients and families, involving them in the formation of the plan of care.
• Reviews all discharge instructions with patients, takes vital signs prior to discharge, and records results in the medical record.
• Maintains established departmental policies, procedures, objectives, performance improvement programs, safety, environmental, and infection prevention and control standards.
• Completes all necessary nursing documentation in accordance with policy and emergency room standards.
• Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment.
• Records all patient medical care information concisely, accurately, and completely in a timely manner and submits to Front Desk Representative for entry into the patient medical record.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops; takes responsibility for own professional practice and ongoing education.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested by the Nurse Director.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Two (2) years of registered nurse and emergency room nursing experience.
• Current Texas RN license (or a multistate compact RN with privilege to practice in Texas).
• CPR/BLS Certification required.
• ACLS Certification required.
• PALS Certification required.
• TNCC Certification required.
• NIHSS Certification required.

About the Company

Physicians Premier is a full-service, state-licensed, 24/7 emergency room that is not directly connected to a hospital. It offers essentially the same services and functions as traditional emergency rooms but with dramatically reduced wait times and a much more comfortable setting. Founded as a freestanding emergency room, Physicians Premier provides immediate, high-quality, and convenient care, ensuring every minute counts during critical health issues.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life, long-term disability (LTD), and short-term disability (STD) insurance.
• Paid time off after 90 days.
• IRA Plan.

Schedule

Full-time night shifts.