Registered Nurse (RN) – PCCU Surgical Telemetry - Full Time Days (ID: 26007146)
About The Position
Texas Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for the PCCU Surgical Telemetry Unit at Texas Health Dallas. The 35-bed unit cares for cardiovascular, thoracic, and vascular surgical patients, Cath lab patients, heart failure patients, patients with pacemakers, and patients with other cardiac conditions. It is a high-acuity telemetry unit with nurse-to-patient ratios of 4:1 to 5:1, depending on patient acuity. The unit offers self-scheduling to support work/life balance. The role is full-time days, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., for 36 hours per week, with weekend and holiday requirements. The nurse uses the nursing process to assess patients, plan and deliver care, and evaluate interventions; applies age-specific safety and infection-control measures; responds to patients’ and significant others’ information needs; and maintains continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and transfers. Texas Health Dallas is an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving the Dallas community since 1966. The hospital provides cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services, emergency medicine, neonatal intensive care, stroke care, bariatric surgery, wellness services, outpatient surgery, and women’s imaging services.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma or associate’s degree in nursing.
- At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license upon hire.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) before providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 90 days.
- Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training within 90 days and maintained annually.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
- Board Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse (BCMSN) certification upon hire.
- Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) certification upon hire.
- Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) certification upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients.
- Plan patient care.
- 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 across shifts and hospitals, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.
- Deliver care to patients using the Nursing Process.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible spending account
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan repayment programs
- Self-scheduling
- Opportunities for growth
- Supportive team environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
