Registered Nurse Emergency Dept

Overview

Stroke response times nearly half the national average. Cutting-edge SPOT Technology detects sepsis earlier than the human eye. An Enhanced Surgical Recovery program reduces opioid prescriptions and post-surgical readmissions. As a national learning health system, we are transforming care delivery, advancing clinical outcomes, and empowering our nursing teams to give people a healthier tomorrow.

At Methodist Hospital, our nurses play a vital part. We support personalized career paths in nursing and empower nurses to create a career that fits their life. Join us for our Registered Nurse – Emergency Dept opportunity.

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the department’s requirements and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. In collaboration with medical providers and the care team, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN serves as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers and models the organization’s vision, mission, and values to support an exceptional patient experience and clinical outcomes.

• Assesses patient pain regularly to promote effective pain management, including reassessments after appropriate intervention.
• Performs procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s). Documents the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
• Performs exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests. Strives to anticipate patient needs and resolve them proactively.
• Teaches patients, families, and caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, status, treatment plan, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures. Translates complex medical terminology to ensure complete understanding.
• Teaches patients and families about non-medicinal follow-up measures, such as healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and/or other lifestyle changes. Prepares patients and families for future self-management.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Basic Life Support (BLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse license in the state of TX
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course, or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Associate Degree, Baccalaureate Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma

Methodist Hospital 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, disability coverage, and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) plan with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, and retirement readiness tools
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a nursing education partnership
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, and more

Note:

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Methodist Hospital opened in 1963 and is part of a broad system with specialties including cardiology, oncology, neurology, emergency medicine, maternity care, and orthopedics. We are the largest provider of the ECMO program in San Antonio and home to one of the world’s largest robotics programs. Our Leapfrog Hospital Safety scores are consistently strong, and we hold stroke-center designations from The Joint Commission and other accrediting bodies.

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career. We are interviewing candidates for our Registered Nurse – Emergency Dept opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.