Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical (Telemetry) Full Time Days

Texas Health • Plano, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Plano is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its Medical Surgical (Telemetry) department. The unit has 29 beds and cares for medical-surgical patients and patients on cardiac telemetry, including patients requiring post-catheterization management and some cardiac drips. The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:5, occasionally increasing to 1:6 on the night shift. The unit reports high patient satisfaction and employee engagement scores.

The schedule is 36 hours per week, consisting of three 12-hour day shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The role delivers patient care using the Nursing Process, incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, responds to patients’ and significant others’ needs for information, and maintains continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and out-of-hospital transfers.

Texas Health Plano is a 386-bed, Magnet-designated hospital and recognized clinical leader. It offers a range of specialties and services, including emergency medicine, cardiology, behavioral health, pediatrics, an adult intensive care unit, advanced surgical services, and a Level III NICU. The hospital is an Advanced Level III Trauma Facility, an accredited Chest Pain Center, and a certified Primary Stroke Center.

Requirements

• Nursing diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire.
• BCLS upon hire; an expiration date more than three months away is preferred.
• ACLS required within 90 days.
• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training required within 60 days of hire.
• One year of registered nurse experience or completion of an RN residency program.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• One year of RN experience in medical-surgical telemetry strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to patients utilizing 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’ needs for information.
• Maintain continuity of patient care across shifts and hospitals, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.

Benefits

• Unlimited access to online continuing education for professional and career development.
• RN Step Program, including NCAP and nursing certification test-preparation content for specialty nurses.
• Nursing Excellence Advisory Board that provides a framework and methodology for funding projects to improve patient care through nursing education, research, and innovations in nursing practice.
• Shared governance structure featuring unit-based councils that empower nurses to shape their work environment.
• Supportive team environment with opportunities for growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree