Registered Nurse – Emergency Room

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to join our Emergency Department. The role involves delivering high‑quality, rapid care to patients of all ages in a fast‑paced acute care setting.

Key responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, triage patients using the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) or facility‑approved system, and develop individualized care plans.
• Administer medications, blood products, IV therapies, and monitor patient responses, communicating changes promptly to providers.
• Assist with emergency procedures such as trauma resuscitation, stroke alerts, STEMI activations, code blues, rapid responses, and disaster management.
• Maintain IV access, support advanced airway management, and operate cardiac telemetry, pulse oximetry, capnography, and hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
• Coordinate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely evaluation, treatment, admission, transfer, or discharge, optimizing patient flow.
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately in the electronic medical record and comply with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Educate patients and families on diagnoses, medications, procedures, discharge instructions, and follow‑up care.
• Adhere to infection control practices, report safety concerns, and participate in quality‑improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Current Texas Registered Nurse license in good standing.
• Minimum three years of Emergency Room experience in an acute care hospital (or an education plan for less experience).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications required.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification required within the orientation period.
• NIH Stroke Scale certification required within the orientation period.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) and Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) preferred.

Required skills

• Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage methodology.
• IV therapy and vascular access.
• Advanced airway management techniques.
• Cardiac telemetry monitoring.
• Pulse oximetry, capnography, and hemodynamic monitoring.
• Medication administration and blood product handling.
• Trauma resuscitation protocols.
• Stroke alert and STEMI activation procedures.