Med Surg Nurse

CommonSpirit Health•Lufkin, TX

About The Position

As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver compassionate, high-quality, individualized care and support patients’ well-being and recovery. You will assess patients, perform skilled procedures, implement and evaluate care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes. The role includes admission and ongoing assessments; planning, directing, evaluating, and documenting patient care and education; preparing patients for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies; implementing safety protocols; and reassessing patients after interventions. You will communicate changes in patient condition to the appropriate clinical staff, participate in bedside shift reports, delegate tasks as appropriate, and maintain a safe patient-care environment. The position is at St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin, a 279-bed facility serving East Texas.

Requirements

At least one year of RN experience upon hire.
Associate of Nursing degree upon hire, or a Texas Registered Nurse license upon hire.
Basic Life Support (CPR) within 14 days.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Nursing degree upon hire.

Responsibilities

Perform admission and ongoing assessments of patients and provide nursing care for their physical, psychological, and spiritual needs.
Notify the doctor of assessment changes requiring attention.
Design, direct, evaluate, and document the plan of care, patient and family teaching, and safe transition and discharge plans.
Collaborate with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient-care and discharge needs.
Formulate individualized plans of care and daily goals.
Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies.
Report significant changes in patient condition 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 at appropriate intervals after interventions and notify physicians as necessary to modify interventions.
Adjust nursing care to meet patients’ emerging and changing needs.
Give and receive bedside shift reports, including family participation, and provide accurate reports to support continuity of care.
Delegate tasks as needed according to coworkers’ experience and abilities and patient acuity.
Maintain a safe patient-care and work environment, promptly removing used and soiled equipment and linen to appropriate locations.
Incorporate national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety, and satisfaction, and immediately report patient safety or hazard concerns.