ED RN
Austin, Texas
Saint David's South Austin Medical Center

RN - Emergency Room

Location: Austin, Texas Employment type: Travel, backfill Discipline: Emergency Services Contract length: 13 weeks Shift: 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM Hours: 36 or 48 GH per week, at facility approval (listed as 36 hours per week) Call requirement: No on-call requirement Weekends: Rotating Permanent positions on unit: Yes

Unit Details

• Beds: 48 private rooms, 27 hallway stretchers, 9 fast track, 5 behavioral health
• Staff: 111 total. Each shift includes a charge nurse, 11 additional mid-shift staff, 2 PCTs, 1 paramedic, and 1 LVN.
• Patient ratios: 1:4 ED, 1:5 behavioral health, 1:3 cardiac/trauma
• Equipment: Alaris pumps, Belmont and Level 1 Rapid infusers, Stryker stretchers
• Typical procedures: Splinting, EKGs, central monitoring, trauma assists, central lines, airway support, behavioral health de-escalation, Morgan lens, rapid infuser, resuscitation

Required Qualifications

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

Team Fit and Culture

• Ideal candidates are multitaskers, team players, and self-starters.
• Dress code: navy blue scrubs for RNs.
• The unit has an active UBC and Social Committee.