ER RN

Job Summary And Responsibilities As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well‑being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient‑first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast‑paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement. Essential Key Job Responsibilities Assessment: Conduct admission and ongoing assessment of patient's condition; provide nursing care to meet the patient's physical, psychological and spiritual needs; notify the doctor of changes in assessment that require attention. Planning: Design, direct, evaluate, and document the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care for discharge; work with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs; formulate a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient. Implementation: Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety; know patients' conditions and report significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician; implement patient safety initiatives and protocols, including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications. Evaluation: Reassess patients at appropriate intervals following interventions; notify physician as necessary to modify interventions; adjust nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs. Report Skills: Give and receive report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation; provide an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Job Requirements Associate of Science in Nursing, or Diploma in Nursing, at time of hire. At least one (1) year of RN experience. Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements. Registered Nurse in Texas license, at time of hire. Basic Life Support – CPR certification within 14 days. Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 6 months. Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification within 6 months. Trauma Nurse Core Course certification within 12 months. Where You'll Work St. Luke's Health–Brazosport Hospital is located in Lake Jackson, Texas. Pay Range $35.45 - $55.36 /hour #J-18808-Ljbffr