ER Registered Nurse
Lufkin, TX
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

Location

• City: Lufkin, Texas
• Setting: Rural hospital

Position Details

• Specialty: Emergency Room (ER)
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Evenings
• Hours: 12 hours per day, approximately 36 hours per week
• Scheduling: Self-scheduling for day and night shifts (9-9, 11-11, 1-1, 3-3)
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
• Call/Standby: None
• Floating: Required to float to units for which qualified
• Orientation: Unit-specific orientation provided

Unit Information

• ER Beds: 24 total, with 3 trauma bays
• Fast Track: Yes
• Separate Triage Area: Yes, travelers may occasionally perform triage
• Holding Area: No separate holding area; holds are intermixed within the ER and managed by ER nurses
• Psych/Seclusion Rooms: None
• In-house Security: Yes
• Patient Volume: 80-90 patients per day
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:4
• Common Diagnoses: Trauma, Stroke, Sepsis, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Cardiac conditions
• Physicians/Mid-Levels: Both present
• Support Staff: Charge nurse, house supervisor, nurse aides, paramedics, patient sitters
• EMR System: Paragon
• Respiratory Therapy: RT completes respiratory treatments and ABGs
• Telemetry: No monitor techs; RNs must interpret ECG rhythms
• Imaging: X-Ray and CT located next to ER
• Phlebotomy: Performed by techs or nurses
• Dress Code: Navy scrubs

Required Certifications

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) or ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course) or PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Emergency Department nursing

Additional Notes

• Candidates must not have been employed full-time, part-time, or PRN within the past year at any facility associated with a specific large healthcare system.
• The hospital uses an outdated EMR system.
• No call or standby requirements.
• Nurses manage their own ER holds as there is no separate holding area.
• No psych/seclusion rooms available on the unit.