Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Room (ED) - Full-Time Days Shift
- Magnet hospital
- 12-hour shifts
- Full-time
- Days
- ACLS
- PALS
- TNCC
- BSN
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open emergency room nurse jobs in Texas post a median of $48.61 an hour, the middle half $47.23–$57.67, across 116 jobs that state their pay. Emergency room nurses employed in Texas earn a median of $46.14 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Medicare rating of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton
Medicare gives Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton 5 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Texas's hospitals average 3.4). 80% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Texas hospitals by rating.
What this hospital paid
By Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton's report to Medicare, its registered nurse hours averaged $67.62 an hour in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, against $54.99 an hour across Texas's hospitals. An average over every such hour, not this job's pay: the posting states its own. What Texas hospitals pay nurses.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
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What Texas law says about nurse staffing and overtime
- Nurse staffing committee or plan: Texas hospitals must keep a nurse staffing committee, at least 60 percent direct care nurses, that recommends the nurse staffing plan. Tex. Health & Safety Code § 257.004(a) (source: Tex. Health & Safety Code § 257.004(a))
- Limits on mandatory overtime: Hospitals may not require nurses to work mandatory overtime or use on-call time as a substitute, with exceptions for disasters, declared emergencies, unforeseen events and procedures in progress (covers registered and vocational nurses in hospitals). Tex. Health & Safety Code § 258.003 (source: Tex. Health & Safety Code § 258.003)
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About the job
Registered Nurse (RN) Day Shift– Emergency Department (ED) Unit for Texas Health Denton
Sign on Bonus for Eligible New Hires
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together
Work location: Texas Health Denton, 3000 N I-35, Denton, TX 76201
Work hours: Full-Time Day Shift, 36 hours weekly, 3-12 hours shifts, 7:00 am –7:00 pm
- Sign-on bonus for eligible RN’s (eligible upon hire with a signed 2-year retention agreement)
ED Department highlights
- Patients with critical injuries or illnesses are treated in one of our 41 Emergent Care Rooms. Next stop trauma designation!
- Our emergency care nurses, paramedics, employees, and physicians on the medical staff receive continual training in the use of specialized lifesaving equipment and techniques.
- Our team is like a family and work together like no other to provide compassionate care to our patients.
- Excellent opportunities for educational and career growth including advancement opportunities in leadership.
- State of the art emerging disease and decontamination suite that can accommodate any infectious disease that can also dual function as an inpatient room for extended stays.
Here’s What You Need
- Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required; BSN preferred
- CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency (required)
- RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire required
- BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required
- ACLS – within 90 days of hire
- CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training within 90 days of hire
- 1-year of Experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program required.
- 2-3 year ER experience preferred.
- ENPC – Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course – 12 months required
- TNCC – Trauma Nursing Core Course – 12 months required
- PALS - within 90 days of hire
What You Will Do
Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
- Assesses the patient
- Plans the care of the patient
- Intervenes as appropriate
- Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
- Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
- Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
- Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.
Additional perks of being a Texas Health
- Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.
- Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
- Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
- A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.
Texas Health Denton is a 255-bed, full-service hospital providing convenient care to people across North Texas and Southern Oklahoma since 1987. With more than 1,100 employees and 450 physicians on our medical staff we’re one of Denton County’s largest employers.
We specialize in Cancer Care, Neck & Back Program, Critical Care, Neonatology, CT Cardiac Imaging, Neurology, Electrophysiology, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Emergency Care, Robotic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Stroke Care, General Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery, Heart & Vascular Services, Women & Infants Care, Interventional Radiology and Wound Care & Hyperbaric Treatment.
Texas Health Denton is a Joint Commission-accredited Primary (Level II) Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center, a Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and a Magnet® designated hospital.
Our four-story specialty center for women and infants features 12 labor and delivery beds, 2 C-section suites along with 6 antepartum and 24 postpartum beds. Texas Health Denton is the city’s only provider of obstetrical and neonatal intensive care services and is the largest provider of obstetrical services in Denton County. The ground floor houses a breast imaging center, outpatient physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation and an internal medicine residency program.
If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!
Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org
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From Texas Health Resources's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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