Registered Nurse RN - PCU - Full-Time, 7P

#REF!•Fort Worth, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time Registered Nurse position in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) at Texas Health Southwest, Fort Worth, TX. The unit has 36 beds and a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4, depending on acuity. The patient population includes intermediate/telemetry level of care for post-acute stroke, general medical, endocrine, GI/renal patients. The facility is a MAGNET facility, a Level III Trauma Center, and a Primary Stroke Center with a Stroke/Neuro designated unit. The role involves delivering care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process, incorporating age-specific safety/infection control measures, initiating action to meet patient information needs, and maintaining continuity of patient care.

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
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
ACLS – within 90 days of hire
CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training – within 90 days of hire
NIHSS – within 90 days of hire
PCU/Tele and/or strong Med/Surg 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.
Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.