Registered Nurse (RN) Medical Surgical Tele Department – Full Time Nights

Texas Health Resources•Allen, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Medical Surgical Tele Department at Texas Health is a full-time night position responsible for delivering care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process. This includes assessing the patient, planning care, intervening as appropriate, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. The role also involves incorporating age-specific safety and infection control measures, initiating actions to meet patient information needs, and maintaining continuity of patient care across shifts and transfers. The department is a 25-bed unit focused on post-surgery care including ortho, spine, plastics, general surgery, and general medical overflow patients. The professional nurse exhibits understanding of basic human needs.

Requirements

Nursing Diploma or Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program
One-year experience as a registered nurse, or completion of an RN residency program.
RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Req
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Req
CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training 60 Days Req
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 90 Days Req

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
One year of medical surgical experience 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.