Registered Nurse (FT) - Night Shifts

Physicians Premier is a full-service, state-licensed, 24/7 freestanding emergency room offering the same services as traditional emergency rooms with reduced wait times and a comfortable setting.

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 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 per physicians' orders.
• Recognizes and effectively treats life-threatening conditions.
• Performs head-to-toe assessments and reassessments on all patients, including pediatric, adolescent, geriatric, and general patient populations.
• Uses triage process to ensure timely and appropriate care; accurately assigns 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; assists Administrator in reporting death in the emergency room as needed.
• Prepares and administers medications ordered by the physician; records administration and related data in the patient’s medical record.
• Interacts professionally with patient and family; involves them in the formation of the plan of care.
• Reviews all discharge instructions with patient; takes vital signs prior to discharge to ensure stability and records results.
• 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 adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment.
• Records all patient medical care information concisely, accurately, and completely in a timely manner; 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 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.

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.