RN, Registered Nurse - PCU
Texarkana, Texas
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.
- Shift and hours
- 7AM - 7PM · 12-hour shifts Work Schedule: 7AM - 7PM
- Unit and setting
- PCU · Hospital RN, Registered Nurse - PCU
- License
- RN licenseRN License in state of employment or compact
- Term
- Permanent Work Type: Full TimeFull-time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program All newly licensed RNs may participate in a residency program or other specific orientation.
- License
- RN License in state of employment or compact Check your license
- Certification
- BLS BLS required
- Certification
- ACLS certification Current ACLS certification required
- Certification
- ACLS within 30 days of hire for experienced associates Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Within 30 days of hire.
- Certification
- ACLS within 90 days of hire for new grads and experienced associates new to the specialty
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
- Experience
- related nursing specialty 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
The role and schedule
- Charge
- makes assignments and delegates care Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
- Day to day
- nursing care utilizing nursing process
- Day to day
- address complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Day to day
- administer medications and treatments and monitor effectiveness Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Day to day
- documentation of patient history, symptoms, and care Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Day to day
- patient and family education Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Ask Mira
Your fit
On your path
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
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Summary
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Responsibilities
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Job
Requirements
Education/Skills
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
- 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
Position
Requirements
Education/Skills
- All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a MedSurg specific competency validation.
- All newly licensed RNs may participate in a residency program or other specific orientation. Skills completion and competency completion will be achieved with the preceptor at the bedside and documented through the program’s tracking software.
- Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Experience
- One year of experience in a related nursing specialty preferred.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- Current ACLS certification required
In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.
Credential Grace Periods
If additional credentials are required per the Position Requirements section, a grace period to obtain the certification will apply, dependent on your experience level.
- Any Candidate/Associate with at least one year of acute care clinical experience in a similar service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate.
- Any Candidate/Associate who does not have at least one year of full-time acute care clinical experience in the same service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate New to the Specialty.
Credential
Grace Periods for Experienced Associates
Grace Periods for
New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty
Basic Life Support (BLS)
No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire.
No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 90 days of hire.
Pediatric Life Support (PALS)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 90 days of hire.
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC)
Within 60 days of hire.
Within 18 months of hire.
Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR)
Within 60 days of hire.
Within 18 months of hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 60 days of hire.
AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FHM (Fetal Heart Monitoring)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 60 days of hire.
STABLE (Neonatal Education)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 60 days of hire.
Work Schedule
7AM - 7PM
Work Type
Full Time
What's around it?
Texarkana, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 16% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,010/mo
- Household income
- $50,573/yr, all local households, not nurse pay