Emergency Department RN
Georgetown, Texas
Saint David's Georgetown Hospital

RN - Emergency Dept

Location: Georgetown, Texas Employment type: Travel Contract length: 13 weeks Hours: 36 per week Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Call: No on-call required Weekends: 4 weekend shifts per schedule

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) experience within the last year
• ACLS
• BLS
• PALS
• ALS, TNCC, or ENPC
• Crisis Prevention Intervention Training (CPI)

Unit Details

• Unit: Emergency Department, Georgetown Hospital campus
• Beds: 23
• Patient ratio: 4:1
• Staffing: Day and night shifts each include 1 CNC, 5 RNs, 1 paramedic, and 1 PCT. Midshift includes 4 RNs. Staffing fluctuates with patient volume.
• Equipment: Welch Allyn/GE
• Typical procedures: Cardioversion, TNK, moderate sedation
• Permanent positions: None available
• Most recruited for: Travel RNs, local CNAs, and sitters
• Dress code: Navy blue scrubs

Unit Highlights

• Recognized as a Certified Primary Stroke Center and Level IV Trauma Center, with a 2023 Mission: Lifeline Systems of Care recognition (AHA CAD performance)
• Dedicated CNCs support staff, including self-scheduling
• Providers collaborate well with nursing and attend a monthly unit-based council
• Staff are a mix of newly graduated nurses and long-tenured nurses
• During COVID, the ED did not lose a single staff member to travel nursing
• Three contract labor nurses were hired as permanent staff this past year

Best Fit

• Team player, flexible, positive, and upbeat