Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Department, Full-time (Night-Shift -7p)

Work location: Texas Health Southwest, 6100 Harris Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76132

Full-time, 3 x 12 hour shifts, 7 pm - 7 am

About the role

• 48-bed ED; average population of 170 - 185 patients per day
• MAGNET facility
• Level III Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke center
• STEMI with PCI capabilities
• Care options ranging from minor to critical - both pediatric and adult
• Self-scheduling to help with work/life balance
• Excellent opportunities for educational and career growth including advancement opportunities in leadership

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing; BSN preferred
• Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire
• CLIA FE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency
• BCLS - prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required
• ACLS - within 90 days of hire required
• PALS - within 90 days of hire required
• OR ENPC - within 12 months of hire required
• TNCC - within 12 months of hire required
• NIHSS - within 6 months of hire required
• CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training - within 90 days of hire
• 1-year experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program required
• Current ED experience strongly preferred

Skills

• High degree of confidentiality
• Positive interpersonal skills
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment
• Maintain a positive, customer-focused attitude toward patients
• Strong work ethic and high level of professionalism
• Basic computer skills using medical management application systems

Responsibilities

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process:
  • Assesses the patient
  • Plans the care of the patient
  • Intervenes as appropriate
  • Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporates age-specific safety/infection control measures into patient care
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers

Benefits

• 401k
• PTO
• Medical and dental coverage
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flex spending
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student Loan forgiveness
• Delivery of high-quality patient care through nursing education, nursing research, and innovations in nursing practice
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC)
• Supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth