Orthopedic Nurse
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse, you will provide compassionate, high-quality care that supports patients’ well-being and recovery. You will deliver individualized, comprehensive care by assessing patients, performing skilled procedures, and implementing patient care plans. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes in a fast-paced environment. The role includes assessing patients on admission and throughout their stay, providing care for their physical, psychological, and spiritual needs, and notifying physicians of significant changes. You will plan, direct, evaluate, and document care, patient and family teaching, and safe transitions and discharge plans in coordination with other clinical disciplines. You will prepare patients for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies; implement patient safety protocols and physician orders; and reassess patients after interventions to adjust care as needed. You will participate in bedside shift reports, provide accurate handoffs, and delegate tasks according to coworkers’ experience and abilities and patient acuity. You will also maintain a safe patient-care and work environment, follow quality and safety goals, and promptly report hazards and patient safety concerns. St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin is a 279-bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health. It serves East Texas and provides a range of hospital, rehabilitation, and outpatient services.
Requirements
- At least one year of RN experience upon hire.
- Associate degree in Nursing upon hire.
- Texas Registered Nurse license upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ conditions on admission and on an ongoing basis, provide nursing care for physical, psychological, and spiritual needs, and notify physicians of changes requiring 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 address specialized patient-care and discharge needs.
- Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies.
- Report significant changes in patients’ conditions 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 following interventions, notify physicians as necessary, and adjust care to meet changing needs.
- Give and receive bedside shift reports, provide comprehensive handoffs, and delegate tasks as needed to support continuity of care.
- Maintain a safe patient and work environment, remove used and soiled equipment and linen to appropriate locations, and promptly report safety and hazard concerns.
- Incorporate national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety, and satisfaction.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
