Registered Nurse; RN - ED - Emergency Department

Staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - ED - Emergency Department at Baylor Scott & White Health summary:
The role is for a Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Emergency Department (ED) care at Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center in Temple, Texas. The RN provides patient assessment, individualized care planning, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective emergency care in a fast-paced environment. The position requires a licensed RN with at least one year of ED experience, Basic Life Support certification, and offers comprehensive benefits and professional development opportunities.
Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) ED - Emergency Department for a nursing job in Temple, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department

• Discipline: RN

• Duration:
Ongoing

• 36 hours per week

• Shift: 12 hours, evenings

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Employment Type:

Staff
Are you a skilled and compassionate Emergency Registered Nurse ready to take your career to the next level? Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, TX is seeking dedicated ER Nurses to join our Level 1 Emergency Department—a fast-paced, high-acuity environment where teamwork and excellence drive everything we do.
Why Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital?
636-bed specialty care teaching hospital
Only Level 1 Trauma Center between Dallas and Austin
Certified Chest Pain & Stroke Center
220+ ER visits daily
50 exam rooms and 6 trauma bays
What You’ll

Experience:

A collaborative culture with ED Providers, Social Workers, and support teams
Opportunities to participate in shared governance, improvement projects, and department councils
Exposure to adult and pediatric patient care
Skill development in Stroke and STEMI activations
A team committed to making ED experiences “Better for Everyone”
Available

Shifts:

Full-Time Mid Shift 3p-3a
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in emergency care and grow professionally in a supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you.
JOB SUMMARY
The Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care delivery by the health care team. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage for their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or delays.

The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient's condition and the competencies of the employee.
RN job is to be used for RNs in hospital inpatient and outpatient departments with 24X7 staffing which include those departments with on-call staffing on the off shifts. Examples of hospital inpatient and outpatient procedural areas: GI Lab, Pain Management, Dialysis, Infusion Centers and IV Services.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF

THE ROLE
Clinical Judgment:
Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care. Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes.
Clinical Inquiry:
Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to, nursing sensitive indicators. Supports evidence-based practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning. Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives.
Caring Practices:
Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff. Develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate boundaries. Manages both emotional and physical pain with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering.
Response to Diversity:
Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique…