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Texas Health Resources•Plano, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Float Pool at Texas Health Plano, providing nursing care across a variety of units. The role is full-time, working nights from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m., three shifts per week, with weekend and holiday requirements. The Float Pool offers self-scheduling, opportunities for educational and career growth, and an engaged leadership team. Texas Health Plano is a Level II Trauma facility and a four-time Magnet-designated hospital; its adult intensive care unit is the only AACN Beacon Gold Adult Intensive Care Unit in the DFW area. The nurse responds to patients’ safety, physical, psychological, and social needs; respects each person’s worth and perspective; involves families and caregivers in care; and works collaboratively with patients and families to understand health and illness and reach shared decisions. The nurse listens attentively, provides supportive and reassuring communication, and creates a private, safe, confidential, and tranquil healing environment. Texas Health Plano is a 386-bed, full-service hospital serving communities in North Texas. Its services include emergency medicine and trauma, cardiology, neurosurgery and spine, orthopedics, women’s services, behavioral health, adult intensive care, and advanced surgical services. The hospital also offers an on-site childcare center and employee benefits and growth opportunities.

Requirements

Nursing diploma or associate’s degree in nursing required; bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting required.
Registered Nurse (RN) license required upon hire.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 90 days of hire.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training required within 90 days.
High degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
Two years of Progressive Stepdown, Progressive Care, or Intermediate (Tele) Care experience as a Clinical Nurse highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Respond to patients’ priorities regarding safety and physical, psychological, and social needs.
Honor the worth of patients through unconditional acceptance.
Engage family members and caregivers in health care situations.
Seek to understand each person’s frame of reference and the unique meaning of their health situation.
Use mutual problem-solving to help patients and families understand and address health and illness, reaching shared decisions acceptable to those involved.
Listen attentively and concentrate on others; be reliable, available, and attentive.
Communicate in a supportive, open, positive, and tolerant manner.
Create care settings that provide privacy, safety, confidentiality, and tranquility.