Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical (Telemetry) Full Time Days

Texas Health • Plano, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical (Telemetry) Full Time Days Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together. Work location: Texas Health Plano, 6200 W. Parker Plano, TX 75093. Work hours: Full-time, 36 hours weekly, 3-12 hours shifts, Days 7am – 7pm. Medical Surgical department highlights: Med/surg Telemetry (29 Beds)- Medical Surgical patients and patients on Cardiac Telemetry. We take a wide variety of patients which includes telemetry, post cath management, some cardiac drips etc. Ratio is 1:5 but occasionally goes up to 6 on night shift. This unit has high patient satisfaction and employee engagement scores.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma, Associate Degree in Nursing; BSN preferred
• Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire
• BCLS – upon hire – expiration date greater than 3 months preferred
• ACLS -within 90 days required
• CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training – within 60 days of hire
• 1 Year Experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program required

Nice To Haves

• One (1) year of RN experience in Med/surg Tele strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Unlimited access to online continuing education for professional and career development.
• RN Step Program including NCAP and a nursing certification test-prep content for specialty nurses.
• A Nursing Excellence Advisory Board to provide the framework and methodology for funding projects to improve the quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• A strong shared governance structure featuring unit-based councils that empower nurses to shape their work environment.
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree