Registered Nurse (RN II) - Surgery - Full-Time, Evenings

Texas Health•Fort Worth, TX

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN II) provides patient care in the Surgery department at Texas Health Fort Worth, using the Nursing Process to assess patients, plan and deliver care, intervene as appropriate, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. The nurse incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, responds to patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintains continuity of care across shifts and hospitals, including during expedited transfers outside the hospital. The department is a fast-paced, high-volume surgical service averaging 75 surgeries per day. It performs high-acuity and intense surgical procedures as a Level I Trauma candidate, with offerings that include robotics, complex spine and orthopedic trauma, and intricate plastic surgery cases. The role is full-time, evenings, 36 hours per week, from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM, at Texas Health Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing.
At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program.
Current RN licensure upon hire.
BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) before providing independent patient care, maintained quarterly.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
Operating Room experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care using the Nursing Process.
Assess patients.
Plan patient care.
Intervene as appropriate.
Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
Initiate action to meet patients’ and significant others’ information needs.
Maintain continuity of patient care across shifts and hospitals, and while expediting transfers outside the hospital.