L&D Nurse
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver compassionate, high-quality care that supports patients’ well-being and recovery. You will provide individualized, comprehensive care by assessing patients, performing skilled procedures, and implementing patient care plans. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team in a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. The role calls for strong assessment and critical-thinking skills, a patient-first mindset, urgency, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced setting. You will conduct admission and ongoing assessments; provide nursing care for patients’ physical, psychological, and spiritual needs; and notify physicians of assessment changes requiring attention. You will design, direct, evaluate, and document plans of care, patient and family teaching, and safe transitions and discharges. You will work with other clinical disciplines to address specialized care and discharge needs, while tailoring care plans and daily goals to each patient. You will prepare patients for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies; monitor their conditions and report significant changes; and implement patient safety initiatives, protocols, medication safety practices, physician orders, and consult notifications. You will reassess patients after interventions, notify physicians when needed, and adjust care to meet changing needs. You will give and receive bedside shift reports, support continuity of care, delegate tasks according to coworkers’ experience and abilities and patient acuity, maintain a safe patient and work environment, and promptly report safety and hazard concerns.
Requirements
- At least one year of RN experience.
- Associate degree in Nursing.
- Texas Registered Nurse licensure.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification within 6 months.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Conduct admission and ongoing assessments of patients and provide nursing care for their physical, psychological, and spiritual needs.
- Notify physicians of changes in patient assessments that require attention.
- Design, direct, evaluate, and document individualized plans of care, patient and family teaching, and safe transition and discharge plans.
- Work with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient-care and discharge needs.
- Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies.
- Monitor patient conditions and report significant changes to the Charge Nurse/Team Leader and/or physician.
- Implement patient-safety initiatives and protocols, including medication safety practices, physician orders, and consult notifications.
- Reassess patients after interventions, notify physicians as necessary, and adjust nursing care to meet changing needs.
- Give and receive bedside shift reports, provide comprehensive reports to the oncoming shift, and delegate tasks as needed to support continuity of care.
- Maintain a safe patient and work environment, promptly remove used and soiled equipment and linen to appropriate locations, and report patient-safety and hazard concerns immediately.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
