ER
Emergency Department RN
About the Role
Join a busy Emergency Department treating an average of 135 patients daily across a wide spectrum of acuities and conditions. You'll work 12-hour shifts starting between 1100–1300, every other weekend, with a hybrid schedule that balances unit needs and your preferences.
Clinical Environment
The department is a Level III Trauma Center and Primary Stroke Center. You'll manage patients ranging from routine acute care to high-acuity trauma, stroke, and chest pain cases. Common presentations include N&V, fever, altered mental status, pediatric URI symptoms (pediatrics comprise 10–15% of volume), and trauma from ground-level falls, motor vehicle accidents, assaults, and all-terrain vehicle incidents. The facility serves nine counties with its own EMS agency and helicopter transport.
Nursing Practice
- You'll perform advanced procedures: chest tube placement, rapid transfusions, intubation management
- 24/7 physician and mid-level coverage; 1 MD always in-house, 2nd MD 9 AM–2 AM; NP/PA staffed 24/7
- Respiratory therapy in-house 24/7; phlebotomy 24/7
- May assist with after initial orientation; precept as needed
Floating & Schedule
You may float between Bryan and College Station campuses (16 minutes apart) as helping hands. No call requirement. Every other weekend. Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week contract.
Requirements
- Minimum 2+ years ER experience in a comparable patient volume and trauma setting
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, NIHSS
- Must pass Advanced Dysrhythmia exam (83%) before signing contract—three attempts allowed
- Navy scrubs required (jackets optional)
- No prior direct employment with CommonSpirit facilities in the past year
- Call-outs strongly discouraged
Contract Details
- 13 weeks
- 36 guaranteed hours per week
- 3 shifts in ED orientation