RN, Registered Nurse - Electrophysiology
Tyler, Texas
You'll be validated on a Critical Care Department-specific competency.
- Eligibility
- Critical Care
- Unit and setting
- Electrophysiology
- License
- RN license RN License in state of employment or compactRN license in the state of employment or a compact state
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- RN license in the state of employment or a compact state RN License in state of employment or compact Check your license
- Certification
- BLS BLS required
- Certification
- Current ACLS Current ACLS certification required
Preferred
- Education
- BSN Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
- Experience
- 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
- Experience
- 1 year of critical care experience; new graduates accepted One year of experience in Critical Care setting preferred but will accept new graduates.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
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
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Medication and treatment administration Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments
- Day to day
- Patient, family and caregiver teaching Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member
The workplace
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Cardiac has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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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.
What's around it?
Tyler, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 8% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,252/mo
- Household income
- $67,486/yr, all local households, not nurse pay