RN-ED

Job Summary and Qualifications

What you will do in this role:

As an Emergency Department (ED) Registered Nurse (RN), you will be responsible for performing assessments, developing a plan of care, and implementing and evaluating care for assigned patients. You will collaborate with other healthcare disciplines to refine and achieve plans of care, and will continually monitor the patient's physical condition, emotional and social needs.

• You will perform patient assessments and reassessments on a regular basis

• You will perform a triage assessment with rapid data collection related to medical and traumatic emergencies

• You will assess injury causation and assure neglect or abuse is reported to the appropriate agency for intervention

• You will formulate a plan of care with interdisciplinary team members, including expected outcomes for each assigned patient

• You will properly verify, document, and administer medication

• You will provide health care teaching to patients and families along with appropriate documentation

• You will evaluate the patient's progression towards attainment of outcomes, and document the effectiveness of interventions

What qualifications you will need:

• 1 year of clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse (RN)

• Associate's degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited program

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - preferred

• Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact Registered Nursing License. If Compact License, Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification per St. David's Healthcare policy

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) OR Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification per St. David's Healthcare policy

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) OR Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENCP) certification per St. David's Healthcare policy

• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification per St. David's Healthcare policy