Registered Nurse (RN) - Resource Float Pool - Med/Surg Tele - Full-Time, Nights

#REF!•Fort Worth, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

This Registered Nurse position is for the Resource Float Pool, specializing in Med/Surg Telemetry, and is a Full-Time, Night Shift role. The nurse will deliver care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. They will also incorporate age-specific safety and infection control measures, initiate actions to meet patient and/or significant other's need for information, and maintain continuity of patient care between shifts, hospitals, and during transfers. Texas Health Fort Worth is an 851-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving the Fort Worth community since 1930, offering advanced care in various specialties and holding numerous certifications and recognitions.

Requirements

Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing required
1-year experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program required
RN – Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required
BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support - prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required
ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support - within 90 days of hire Required
CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training – within 90 days of hire Required

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
Float Pool experience as well as Med/Surg and Tele experience 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 intervention
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