Registered Nurse (RN) - Neuro Progressive Care Unit (PCU) – Full Time Nights

Texas Health•Dallas, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Dallas is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its Neuro Progressive Care Unit. The role is based at Texas Health Dallas in Dallas, Texas, and follows a standard schedule of 36 hours per week: three 12-hour night shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. The 35-bed Cardiac/Neuro Intermediate Unit is a stroke-designated, high-acuity telemetry and progressive care unit with standard nurse-to-patient ratios of 4:1. The unit specializes in neurological and spinal surgeries and conditions, including seizures, strokes, cervical and lumbar discectomy/fusion, craniotomies for tumor resection, and cerebral aneurysm clipping. Nurses also care for cardiovascular patients with conditions such as heart failure and acute myocardial infarction, pre- and post-interventional patients, patients receiving cardiac drips, and arrhythmia patients requiring a higher level of care outside an ICU. The RN delivers patient care using the nursing process, incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, responds to patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintains continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and out-of-hospital transfers. The nurse practices in accordance with the Texas Nurse Practice Act and serves as a role model, interdisciplinary collaborator, and coordinator of quality patient care.

Requirements

Diploma of Nursing or Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) required.
Texas State RN license or compact license accepted; a nursing diploma is also listed.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association required upon hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training required within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
One year of stepdown, progressive care, or intermediate (telemetry) care RN experience, or three years of telemetry experience in an acute care hospital, preferred.
Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) certification preferred, not required.
Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) certification preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care using the nursing process.
Assess patients.
Plan patient care.
Intervene as appropriate.
Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
Initiate action to meet patients’ and significant others’ information needs.
Maintain continuity of patient care between shifts and hospitals, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.
Practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act and serve as a role model, interdisciplinary collaborator, and coordinator for quality patient care.