Registered Nurse / RN - PCU - Full Time, Nights

Texas Health Resources•Roanoke, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Alliance is hiring a Registered Nurse for its 12-bed Progressive Care Unit (PCU). The full-time role is based at Texas Health Alliance in Fort Worth and works a night shift from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m., totaling 36 hours. The unit has nurse practitioners onsite 24/7, encourages strong nurse–physician collaboration, offers self-scheduling, and invites employees to contribute to hospital-wide councils and committees to improve patient care and the work environment. The professional nurse provides high-quality patient care by responding to patients’ safety, physical, psychological, and social needs; honoring each person’s worth; understanding individual perspectives; involving families and caregivers; and supporting patients and families in learning about health and illness. The nurse listens attentively, communicates supportively, fosters a healing environment, and works collaboratively with the care team. Texas Health Alliance is a 151-bed, full-service hospital serving North Fort Worth and surrounding communities. It is Joint Commission-accredited, has a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, and is a Baby Friendly Facility and Pathway to Excellence-designated hospital.

Requirements

Nursing diploma or associate degree in nursing required; a bachelor’s degree in nursing is preferred.
At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program 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.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training required within 90 days and maintained annually.
National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required within 60 days.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
2 years of PCU experience.

Responsibilities

Respond to patients’ priorities and needs regarding safety and physical, psychological, and social well-being.
Honor each person’s worth through unconditional acceptance and seek to understand each person’s perspective.
Engage families and caregivers in healthcare situations.
Help patients and families understand health and illness through a reciprocal, shared problem-solving approach and decisions acceptable to those involved.
Listen attentively and provide reliable reassurance.
Communicate in a supportive, open, positive, and tolerant manner.
Create a healing environment that provides privacy, safety, confidentiality, and tranquility.
Work collaboratively with the healthcare team.
Deliver high-quality patient care through nursing education, nursing research, and innovations in nursing practice.