Emergency Room Registered Nurse – Mcallen, Tx – Freestanding ER – Days and nights

Emergency Department / Registered Nurse Freestanding Emergency Room

POSITION TYPE: Registered Nurse (RN)

SPECIALTY UNIT: Emergency Department / Emergency Room 

LOCATION: Mcallen, TX

SHIFT: Days and nights

JOB TYPE: Full-Time Permanent

Job Description:

We are currently in need of an Emergency Room (ER) Nurse who is currently licensed and ready to take on the challenge of our fast-paced emergency room. Our ideal candidate is a highly-skilled, compassionate, quick-thinking, and reliable ER registered nurse.

In this role, you are expected to deliver exceptional care for our patients in the emergency department of our ever-growing hospital. You will be working alongside our team of dedicated and passionate professionals. To succeed in this position, you will be confident in your skills, committed to outstanding patient care, and aware of safety at all times.

Our Emergency Department is dynamic and innovative with exceptional performance in all aspects of quality indicators. Likewise, we are proactive in recognizing talent among our workforce and will give you room to develop, improve, and grow. 

You will appreciate the challenging, diverse pace, and exciting working environment as you care for all patients of our Emergency Department. Our senior team is supportive and will ensure a motivating environment with robust education and training, which will aid in the progression and development of your career, as well as build on your current achievements.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining care standards in the emergency room.
• Able to assess patients quickly, prioritize, and assist in minor procedures.
• Manage the patient check-in process, the performance of triage work for doctors, and assisting with initial insurance paperwork.
• Communicate with doctors and patients to keep everyone updated on test results and treatment recommendations.
• Collaborate with laboratory personnel and report lab findings back to ER doctors.
• Assist in the care of traumas, cardiac arrests, strokes, sexual assaults, and conscious sedation.
• Demonstrate sound decision-making in emergency situations based on the conditions of patients such as vital signs, patient presentations, and assessments.
• Provide RN care for all ER patients, as well as handling of intubations, defibrillations, auto transfusions, Medlock insertions, splinting, and more.

Job Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Direct Deposit
• 401K
• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Employee discount program
• Excellent room for growth and advancement

Requirements:

• Someone who has previous FSED experience .  At least 6 months of recent ED experience
• Candidates have to understand the difference in resource availability between a main ED and an FSED.  
• Must be a team player and willingly to help out with every patient.  
• Must be an experienced RN who is comfortable with triage, coordinating transfers out, STEMI, Sepsis, Stroke, and Trauma patients.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• NIH Stroke Scale must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Registered Nurse Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course, or PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or CPR, or CPR for Healthcare Providers, or Heart Saver CPR must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date