Overview:
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Emergency Room Registered Nurse (RN) in Tyler, TX.
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for. Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team:
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UT Health Tyler is the flagship hospital of the system serving hundreds of thousands annually. Specializing in advanced acute care medicine, our midtown location boasts a Level 1 trauma center and comprehensive stroke center, the region’s only EMCO program and a Level III NICU. Our medical staff includes more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.
Responsibilities:
- Administers care to a patient population ranging from newborn to geriatric and utilizes a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to ensure that each patient receives nursing care appropriate to his/her illness or injury.
- Prioritizes patient care need based on the patient assessment and uses the nursing process to implement a plan of care appropriate to each patient’s needs.
- Delivers care consistent with physician’s orders and treatment protocols and in accordance with hospital and departmental policy.
Qualifications:
Job Requirements:
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High school diploma or equivalent.
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Degree in nursing from an accredited school of professional nursing.
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Current Texas RN license.
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Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) required within 14 days of hire and before providing direct patient care.
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Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required before end of orientation.
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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) required before end of orientation.
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NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale) certification required before end of orientation.
Preferred Job Requirements:
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One year of emergency nursing experience
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Two years of acute care nursing experience
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CEN
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Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
