RN Emergency Department

Overview

Emergency Room Registered Nurse (Full-Time Evenings)

Evening and Night shifts: 3:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Location:

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple, TX

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple is seeking experienced and compassionate Emergency Room Registered Nurses to join our Level I Emergency Department. This is an excellent opportunity to grow in a high‑acuity, fast‑paced environment supported by strong clinical leadership and multidisciplinary teamwork.

• Provide high‑quality emergency care for adult and pediatric patients
• Work closely with ED Providers, Social Workers, and support teams
• Participate in shared governance, department councils, and improvement initiatives
• Build skills in Stroke and STEMI activations
• Career path and specialty certification support
• Contribute to a team culture focused on making ED experiences “Better for Everyone”

• Current Texas RN license or compact license
• Previous Emergency Department experience of 1 year minimum
• Strong critical‑thinking skills and ability to thrive in a fast‑moving environment
• Commitment to teamwork, patient safety, and excellent communication

If you’re ready to grow professionally and make a meaningful impact in emergency care, we’d love to connect with you. Apply today to join our team!

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1

Note:

Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level

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.

• 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 differences into an individualized plan of care.
• Advocacy and Moral Agency:
  Preserves and protects confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family and represents their concerns. Creates an individualized plan that reflects patient and family values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
• Facilitation of Learning:
  Facilitates learning for patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health care team and…