Registered Nurse – Emergency Department

AdventHealth Central Texas

Location Address: 2201 S Clear Creek Rd., Killeen, TX  76549

Top Reasons to Work At AdventHealth Central Texas, Killeen, TX

• Our care for patients extend to the spiritual level by praying with patients and families and providing on call, 24 hours, 7 days a week Chaplains for spiritual support.
• Award winning facility with opportunities to grow both professionally and personally working with great individuals, part of a bigger team that continues to build a world-class culture where you become family.
• Extraordinary benefits to include tuition reimbursement and on-campus classes.
• Cost of living is 20 percent lower than the national average
• Largest school district in the area, with more than 50 elementary, middle, high school, and specialized campuses to choose from
• Surrounded close to Ft. Hood, Copperas Cove, to Belton and Lampasas with plenty of restaurants, shopping and other family fun events.
• Miles of scenic trails and parks available for recreational activity

Work Hours/Shift:

Full Time Nights

Differentials: 

7a-3p = base wage

3p-11p = base wage plus 15%

11p-7a = base wage plus 18%

Weekends are another 10% on top of the above

7a-3p = base wage plus 10%

3p-11p = base wage plus 15% plus 10%

11p-7a = base wage plus 18% plus 10%

You Will Be Responsible For:

•    Provides for delivery of patient care through assessment with identification and prioritization of presenting problems or needs, to facilitate optimum patient care

•    Evaluates patients presented to the Emergency Room upon their arrival

•    Performs, properly documents and reports all procedures and assessments in accordance with departmental and hospital policy

•    Recognizes potential emergency/life threatening situations and implements preventive measures

Qualifications

What You Will Need:

•     A graduate of an accredited school of nursing or degree program

•     Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Texas or Compact State

•     BLS (Basic Life Support) - upon hire

•     ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - within the first six months of hire

•     PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) - within the first six months of hire

•     TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Course) – within the first 18 months of hire

•     CPI (Nonviolent Crisis Intervention) – within the first three months of hire

Job Summary:

The ED Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct patient centered care in a critical care area as part of a multidisciplinary team to prioritize care through appropriate triage, assess the needs of the patient and provide treatment, and properly disposition the patient. The ED RN provides patient-centered care to a population within the age range of newborn to geriatric.