Registered Nurse RN - PCU - PRN, 7P

Texas Health Resources•Fort Worth, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the PCU (Progressive Care Unit) at Texas Health Southwest will be responsible for delivering care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process. This includes assessing the patient, planning their care, intervening as appropriate, and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions. The role also involves incorporating age-specific safety and infection control measures, initiating actions to meet patient and/or significant other's need for information, and maintaining continuity of patient care between shifts, hospitals, and during transfers. The PCU department has 36 beds with a nurse/patient ratio of 1:4, focusing on intermediate/telemetry level of care for post-acute stroke, general medical, endocrine, GI/renal patient populations. This is a PRN/per diem position with a minimum requirement of one shift per 6-week schedule, with no weekend or holiday requirements. Texas Health Southwest is a MAGNET facility, a Level III Trauma Center, and a Primary Stroke Center with a Stroke/Neuro designated unit. The position 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
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

BSN preferred
PCU experience preferred

Responsibilities

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.