Registered Nurse RN - Cardiac Tele 4 - Full-time, Nights

Texas Health•Fort Worth, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are better + together. Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth, 1304 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Work hours: Full-time, 36 hours weekly, 3-12 hours shifts, 7:00 pm – 7:00 am, every other weekend and rotating holidays. Department highlights: 25-bed Cardiac Telemetry. Our Unit provides intermediate / telemetry level of care for CABG, MVR, TAVR, heart-failure, post-operative interventional cardiac care (Stents, Angioplasty, Cardiac Catheter) patients. 815-bed MAGNET facility, Level I Trauma Center, Primary Heart Attack Center (PHAC). The department prides itself in high performing staff with excellent critical thinking skills. Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth. Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team.

Requirements

Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing; BSN preferred.
CLIAFE - must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required.
Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire.
BCLS – prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required.
ACLS – within 90 days of hire required – expiration date greater than 3 months preferred.
CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training – within 90 days of hire.
1-year experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program required.
High degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
Maintain a positive, customer-focused attitude toward patients.
Possess a strong work ethic and always display a high level of professionalism.
Basic computer skills using medical management application systems.

Nice To Haves

Tele and Med/Surg 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 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.
Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.