Registered Nurse RN - PCU PRN, Days

Texas Health Resources • Fort Worth, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This Registered Nurse (RN) position is in the 36-bed PCU Department at Texas Health Southwest, a MAGNET facility and Level III Trauma Center with a Primary Stroke center and Stroke designated unit. The department has a Nurse/Patient Ratio of 1:4 depending on acuity and serves a patient population requiring intermediate/telemetry level of care for post-acute stroke, general medical, endocrine GI/renal patients. The role offers self-scheduling for work/life balance and excellent opportunities for educational and career growth, including leadership advancement.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred
• 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
• ACLS – within 90 days of hire
• CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training – within 90 days of hire
• NIHSS – within 90 days of hire
• 1-year experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program required
• Demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
• The professional nurse exhibits understanding of basic human needs.
• The professional nurse demonstrates recognition and understanding of patient’s affiliations.

Nice To Haves

• PCU 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.

Benefits

• 401k
• Employee Assistance Program EAP
• Tobacco Cessation program
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree