Registered Nurse (RN) Med/Surg Ortho Plastics Dept - Days

Texas Health Resources•Fort Worth, TX

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurse (RN) Ortho Plastics. Bring your passion to Texas Health where 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 am – 7:00 pm rotating weekends and holidays. Department highlights: 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. 36-bed Ortho/Plastics Unit. The post-surgical team provides care to the patient population with Ortho and plastic surgeries, hip fractures, elective hip and knee surgeries, flaps, graphs, reconstructive plastic hip fractures, single fractures, chest tubes, trachs, pelvic and femur fractures. This is a great opportunity to increase your skills and make a difference in the lives of the community we serve. MAGNET facility. Level I Trauma Center.

Requirements

Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program or Diploma of Nursing.
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
CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training within 90 days of hire
1-year experience as a registered nurse required or completion of an RN Residency program required.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
Previous Med/surg RN or ER 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