RN, Emergency Department

Cook Children's Health Care System

Fort Worth, Texas

Posted Aug 13 · 1 year of experience

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: ER · Hospital
License: RN licenseActive, unrestricted TX Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Term: Permanent

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License: Active, unrestricted TX Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Certification: BLS - American Heart Association.
Certification: PALS or NRP and specialty certifications per unit guidelines.
Education: Associate's in Nursing.
Experience: 1 year of direct nursing experience required.
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Department: Emergency Dept
Shift: Third Shift (United States of America)
Standard weekly hours: 36

Summary

The RN, Staff DU (Designated Unit) is responsible for delivering competent, individualized nursing care to patients and families by utilizing the nursing process to augment the established medical plan of treatment within a specific clinical unit. Operating with a strong team orientation, this nurse integrates sound clinical judgment and evidence-based decision-making to address the unique needs and acuity of the unit’s patient population. The role emphasizes exceptional customer relations and professional communication, ensuring that care is delivered with both clinical precision and a high level of service excellence.

By maintaining a focus on safety and collaborative practice, the RN Staff DU serves as a vital advocate for the patient while contributing to the overall effectiveness and specialized workflows of the designated clinical team.

Shift: 7p - 7a

Education/Experience

1 year of direct nursing experience required. Associate's in Nursing. Active, unrestricted TX Registered Nurse (RN) license. BLS - American Heart Association.

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Requirements

PALS or NRP and specialty certifications per unit guidelines.

About Us

Cook Children's Medical Center is the cornerstone of Cook Children's, and offers advanced technologies, research and treatments, surgery, rehabilitation and ancillary services all designed to meet children's needs.

Cook Children's is an EOE/AA, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.

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In Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% above the US average

Median rent: $1,509/mo
Household income: $79,507/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Fort Worth, TX

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals most often land central: Arlington Heights, Downtown lofts/condos, Fairmount’s Craftsman and Victorian streets off Magnolia Avenue, and TCU-Westcliff/Mistletoe Heights. Reddit locals advise staying central as far south as the TCU area, plus west-central/River Oaks and Camp Bowie. Renter lists also flag West 7th, the Cultural District, Clearfork, and Wedgwood; families and luxury buyers look at Tanglewood, Westcliff, and Rivercrest estates by the Trinity and River Crest Country Club.

Nurses and young professionals most often land central: Arlington Heights, Downtown lofts/condos, Fairmount’s Craftsman and Victorian streets off Magnolia Avenue, and TCU-Westcliff/Mistletoe Heights. Reddit locals advise staying central as far south as the TCU area, plus west-central/River Oaks and Camp Bowie.

Renter lists also flag West 7th, the Cultural District, Clearfork, and Wedgwood; families and luxury buyers look at Tanglewood, Westcliff, and Rivercrest estates by the Trinity and River Crest Country Club.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: viprealtyinfo.com Source 4: apartments.com

Getting aroundCitywide average commute is about 27 minutes, but locals and city guides repeatedly flag heavy traffic and sprawl as the daily tax of growth. Downtown is the transit hub: Trinity Metro buses, Fort Worth Central Station, and the Trinity Railway Express into Dallas; Apartments.com scores downtown walkability 80, transit 50, drivability 70, bikeability 70, with competitive street parking on evenings and weekends. Sources do not map drives to specific hospitals, so hospital-shift timing is not documented here—plan around car dependence outside the core and TRE/bus only if you live and work along those spines.

Citywide average commute is about 27 minutes, but locals and city guides repeatedly flag heavy traffic and sprawl as the daily tax of growth. Downtown is the transit hub: Trinity Metro buses, Fort Worth Central Station, and the Trinity Railway Express into Dallas; Apartments.com scores downtown walkability 80, transit 50, drivability 70, bikeability 70, with competitive street parking on evenings and weekends.

Sources do not map drives to specific hospitals, so hospital-shift timing is not documented here—plan around car dependence outside the core and TRE/bus only if you live and work along those spines.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: youtube.com

OutdoorsThe Trinity River system is the city’s outdoor backbone: Trinity Trails and Trinity Park, with Tanglewood and Overton Park as nearby green add-ons. Fort Worth Botanic Garden (called free and proposal-worthy by locals) and the Fort Worth Zoo (residents often rank it above Dallas and among the state’s best) are the big named attractions; Water Gardens downtown are a day-and-night stop. Westcliff has Foster Park and Bluebonnet Circle. For non-museum, non-bar days, locals also send people indoor climbing at Summit. Stockyards cattle runs are twice daily and function as both spectacle and outdoor street life.

The Trinity River system is the city’s outdoor backbone: Trinity Trails and Trinity Park, with Tanglewood and Overton Park as nearby green add-ons. Fort Worth Botanic Garden (called free and proposal-worthy by locals) and the Fort Worth Zoo (residents often rank it above Dallas and among the state’s best) are the big named attractions; Water Gardens downtown are a day-and-night stop.

Westcliff has Foster Park and Bluebonnet Circle. For non-museum, non-bar days, locals also send people indoor climbing at Summit.

Stockyards cattle runs are twice daily and function as both spectacle and outdoor street life.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: viprealtyinfo.com Source 2: fortworth.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: apartments.com

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Fort Worth is still Cowtown in a way Dallas is not: twice-daily cattle runs in the Stockyards, two-stepping at Billy Bob’s Texas, and a Cultural District that actually delivers—the Kimbell and Tadao Ando’s Modern—plus Sundance Square’s free plaza music, Bass Performance Hall, and the Water Gardens. Nurses who want a short, walkable life look at downtown lofts (Trinity Metro and the TRE to Dallas), Arlington Heights and Camp Bowie near museums and Trinity Park, Fairmount off Magnolia Avenue, or TCU-Westcliff. The tradeoffs are not subtle: summer highs over 95°F, a 27-minute average commute that locals say is worsening with sprawl, crime about 49% above the national average and wildly uneven by neighborhood, tornado risk, and public schools that swing from Tanglewood/Westcliff praise to citywide “uneven,” which is why families often shop Aledo, Haslet, Midlothian, or Weatherford. If you want cowboy identity, real museums, and a live-where-you-work core, this is the distinct DFW bet—if you need mild summers or uniform school quality, it is not.

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As of 2026Source 1: fortworth.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: viprealtyinfo.com Source 5: apartments.com Source 6: getbellhops.com Source 7: youtube.com

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