RN PRN Weslaco

UHS • Weslaco, TX

12h

About The Position

Performs the primary function of a professional nurse in assessing, planning, directing, and evaluating nursing care provided to patients. Interacts with hospital staff and ancillary departments about patient care, concerns, and conflicts, and helps resolve them. During the shift, this position operates without a Unit Clerk, Respiratory Therapy, Stroke Team, OB Support, Code Blue support, Phlebotomy, or House Supervisor. FED Registered Nurses are responsible for ventilator management, lab draws including ABGs, placing and answering phone calls, paging on-call resources, responding to or activating Code Blue, and contacting Housekeeping as needed. The nurse is responsible for maintaining performance skills. The position may include weekends, holidays, evenings, nights, overtime, and on-call or call-back status.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Texas, a compact-state license, or a valid temporary Texas RN license while awaiting permanent licensure.
• Availability to work one full weekend per month.
• Availability to work one full STHS-recognized holiday per year: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas.
• Willingness to be cross-trained to other unit areas.
• Commitment to and adherence to STHS’s Compliance Program and Code of Conduct, including following policies and procedures, attending required training, and promptly reporting suspected compliance issues to the Compliance Officer.
• Associate degree, bachelor’s degree, or diploma from a school of nursing or university. New graduate RNs with a Texas permit to practice may provide documentation confirming completion of nursing program requirements.
• Maintain applicable certifications in accordance with the American Heart Association Healthcare Provider program: BCLS/CPR must be current upon hire; ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, and CPI are required for FED RNs. For these latter certifications, RNs with one year or less of experience may obtain them within 12 months of hire, and RNs with over one year of experience must obtain them within 6 months of hire; current certifications must be kept current.
• Familiarity with basic nursing performance standards in the Texas Nurse Practice Act.
• Pass the Medication Assessment within three months of joining the department with a score of at least 90%.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, direct, and evaluate nursing care provided to patients.
• Interact with hospital staff and ancillary departments regarding patient care, concerns, and conflicts, and assist in resolving them.
• Provide duties in a shift setting without designated Unit Clerk, Respiratory Therapy, Stroke Team, OB Support, Code Blue support, Phlebotomy, or House Supervisor.
• Manage ventilators and perform laboratory draws, including ABGs.
• Place, receive, and answer phone calls, and page on-call resources.
• Respond to or activate Code Blue and contact Housekeeping as needed.
• Maintain performance skills.
• Work weekends, holidays, evenings, nights, overtime, and/or on-call or call-back status as required.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree