Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Lufkin, Texas
CHI Saint Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

Location

• City: Lufkin, Texas
• Facility Type: Rural Hospital
• EMR System: Paragon (outdated)

Contract Details

• Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days
• Hours per Day: 12
• Hours per Week: 36
• Scheduling: Self-scheduling for day shifts
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
• Call or Standby Requirement: None
• Floating: To units qualified for

Unit Information

• ER Beds: 24
• Trauma Bays: 3
• Patients per Day: 80-90
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:4
• Fast Track: Yes
• Separate Triage Area: Yes (travelers occasionally perform triage)
• ER Holds: No separate holding area; holds are intermixed and managed by ER RNs
• Psych/Seclusion Rooms: None
• In-house Security: Yes
• X-Ray/CT: Located next to ER
• Phlebotomy: Performed by tech or RN
• Respiratory Therapy: RT completes vents, CPAP, BiPAP, high flow, ABGs, breathing treatments, and EGS
• Telemetry: No monitor techs; RNs must interpret ECG rhythms

Patient Population & Common Diagnoses

• Trauma
• Stroke
• Sepsis
• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• Cardiac conditions

Required Certifications

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

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Emergency Department nursing

Orientation & Dress Code

• Unit-specific orientation provided (7 AM - 7 PM, every other week)
• Dress Code: Navy scrub color

Additional Notes

• Candidates may not have been employed full-time, part-time, or PRN within the past year at any facility associated with certain large healthcare systems (not named here).