Responsible for patient assessment, patient care planning, and provision of quality nursing care to an assigned group of patients for a defined work period.
Posted Sep 11 · New grads welcomed
Shift and hours
Multiple shifts available
License
RN licenseRN License in state of employment or compact
Term
Permanent Work Type: Full TimeFull-time
Do you qualify?
New grads
Welcomed, residency programSix months to a year of experience as a licensed RN or holder of an active GN permit
older adolescents, young adults, adults, geriatric and pediatric patientsInvolves provision of patient care/service to older adolescents, young adults, adults, geriatric and pediatric patients.
Precepting
You would precept other nursesActs as preceptor to assigned orientees.
Charge
charge nurse by assignmentBy assignment, may function as a charge nurse for the unit.
Day to day
develops comprehensive nursing care planDevelops a comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significant needs and problems identified through nursing assessment.
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prepares nursing elements of interdisciplinary care planPrepares nursing elements of the interdisciplinary care plan prior to the initial team conference.
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reviews and updates nursing care planReviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team members as changes occur.
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implements planned careImplements patient care as planned in nursing care plan and interdisciplinary care plan.
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sets priorities based on acuity and needsSets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and patient needs.
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provides safe and therapeutic careProvides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate.
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performs and documents procedures safely and accuratelySafely performs and accurately documents procedures, consistent with established nursing policy and procedure.
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evaluates patient response and goal attainmentEvaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.
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evaluates progress toward nursing goals weeklyEvaluates progress toward nursing goals and revises goals as needed on a weekly basis.
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completes daily nursing progress notesCompletes nursing progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis.
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completes daily nursing flow sheetsCompletes nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis.
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evaluates patient and family education needsEvaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documents their response to teaching.
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adapts teaching resources to meet patient needsUtilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs.
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explains procedures, tests, and disease processExplains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families as needed.
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acts as role model for students and team membersActs as role model for health care students and other team members.
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assists in orientation of new staffAssists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and experience.
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reports and documents patient conditionReports and documents accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's condition.
maintains open communication among care team, patients, and familiesApplies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication among care team members, patients, and significant others.
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encourages direct discussion when differences occurEncourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed.
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gives and accepts constructive feedbackGives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately.
Details
transfer to another position upon unsuccessful licensure or 75th day of temporary permit
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
Orientation
Residency programRN I, Registered Nurse I - Residency Program
Responsible for patient assessment, patient care planning, and provision of quality nursing care to an assigned group of patients for a defined work period. Provides direction and supervision to LVN/LPNs, nursing assistants, unit secretaries, and other clinical/clerical associates. By assignment, may function as a charge nurse for the unit. Involves provision of patient care/service to older adolescents, young adults, adults, geriatric and pediatric patients.
Responsibilities
Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Patient Care Planning
Develops a comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significant needs and problems identified through nursing assessment.
Prepares nursing elements of the interdisciplinary care plan prior to the initial team conference.
Reviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team members as changes occur.
Patient Care Provision
Implements patient care as planned in nursing care plan and interdisciplinary care plan.
Sets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and patient needs.
Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate.
Safely performs and accurately documents procedures, consistent with established nursing policy and procedure.
Patient Care Evaluation
Evaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.
Evaluates progress toward nursing goals and revises goals as needed on a weekly basis.
Completes nursing progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis.
Completes nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis.
Teaching
Evaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documents their response to teaching.
Utilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs.
Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families as needed.
Acts as role model for health care students and other team members.
Acts as preceptor to assigned orientees.
Assists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and experience.
Patient Care Communication
Reports and documents accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's condition.
Maintains patient confidentiality.
Applies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication among care team members, patients, and significant others.
Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed.
Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately.
Identifies actual and potentially unsafe patient care practices, reports them in the designated manner, and suggests alternatives.
Job
Requirements
Education/Skills
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
Six months to a year of experience as a licensed RN or holder of an active GN permit
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
BLS required
RN License in state of employment or compact
Graduate Nurse Permit
Associates with an unsuccessful licensure application or on the 75th day following the effective date of the temporary permit; will be transferred to another position within CHRISTUS Health
Neighborhoods+Nurses and other relocators are steered first to Pleasant Grove, an in-town Texarkana neighborhood in ZIP 75503 served by Pleasant Grove ISD across about 55 square miles, which realtors treat as the priciest move-up pocket. Facebook locals also name Red Lick, Sugar Hill, and Redwater, citing campuses such as Morriss Elementary. Wake Village is the other frequently compared option, with a different price and setting tradeoff. Reddit threads specifically mention The Pointe Apartments and the neighborhoods beside them, plus Waggoner Creek as a rental community.
Nurses and other relocators are steered first to Pleasant Grove, an in-town Texarkana neighborhood in ZIP 75503 served by Pleasant Grove ISD across about 55 square miles, which realtors treat as the priciest move-up pocket. Facebook locals also name Red Lick, Sugar Hill, and Redwater, citing campuses such as Morriss Elementary.
Wake Village is the other frequently compared option, with a different price and setting tradeoff. Reddit threads specifically mention The Pointe Apartments and the neighborhoods beside them, plus Waggoner Creek as a rental community.
Getting around+Typical one-way commutes are short: U.S. News lists about 13.31 minutes, a moving guide cites 13 minutes, and AR-TX REDI cites 18 minutes. The main hospital employers are CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System and Wadley Regional Medical Center, with additional sites such as Collom & Carney Clinic, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, and SignatureCare and Texarkana emergency centers. I-30 is the named highway spine; sources do not describe hospital parking or a bus or rail network, so daily life is a brief drive.
Typical one-way commutes are short: U.S. News lists about 13.31 minutes, a moving guide cites 13 minutes, and AR-TX REDI cites 18 minutes. The main hospital employers are CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System and Wadley Regional Medical Center, with additional sites such as Collom & Carney Clinic, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, and SignatureCare and Texarkana emergency centers.
I-30 is the named highway spine; sources do not describe hospital parking or a bus or rail network, so daily life is a brief drive.
Outdoors+Spring Lake Park is the go-to green space for a lake, walking trails, playgrounds, and picnics; Bringle Lake Park adds fishing, playgrounds, mountain-biking trails, and a walking/running path. On the Arkansas side, Bobby Ferguson Park has a walking trail, playground, and fishing lake, Jefferson Park has a PetSafe dog park and amphitheater, and the Ermer Dansby Pondexter Sports Complex offers sports fields and open green space. Summer centers on Big Dam Waterpark; golfers use Texarkana Golf Ranch; anglers drive to Millwood State Park for bass fishing; 67 Speedway runs race nights.
Spring Lake Park is the go-to green space for a lake, walking trails, playgrounds, and picnics; Bringle Lake Park adds fishing, playgrounds, mountain-biking trails, and a walking/running path. On the Arkansas side, Bobby Ferguson Park has a walking trail, playground, and fishing lake, Jefferson Park has a PetSafe dog park and amphitheater, and the Ermer Dansby Pondexter Sports Complex offers sports fields and open green space.
Summer centers on Big Dam Waterpark; golfers use Texarkana Golf Ranch; anglers drive to Millwood State Park for bass fishing; 67 Speedway runs race nights.
Texarkana is a dual-state city on I-30, famous for the Post Office that sits on the Texas-Arkansas line, with CHRISTUS St. Michael and Wadley Regional as the core hospital employers. Relocating nurses typically look first at Pleasant Grove in ZIP 75503, the in-town, higher-priced pocket served by Pleasant Grove ISD and Morriss Elementary, or at Red Lick, Redwater, Sugar Hill, and Wake Village for more space at lower tiers. The Pointe Apartments and Waggoner Creek are the complexes locals name. Commutes average roughly 13 to 18 minutes by car. Housing is inexpensive by national standards: citywide median values in the mid-$150ks, while 75503 sales ran a Redfin median of $296,750 in February 2026. Life outside work is Spring Lake Park and Bringle Lake Park (trails, fishing, mountain biking), the 1924 Perot Theatre, Rail Yard Entertainment District, Naaman's BBQ, Zapata's, and festivals such as Dine on the Line. Honest tradeoffs: Reddit voices warn of drugs, crime, and segregation unless you live on the nicer side of town, and the cultural calendar is small-city, not Dallas. Dallas itself is about 180 miles away.
