Registered Nurse FT Nights

ScionHealth•San Antonio, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Kindred Hospital San Antonio Central, located inside Baptist Medical Center, is a long-term acute care hospital specializing in treatment for patients recovering from post-intensive care and medically complex conditions. The hospital provides intensive care and telemetry-level services, with a multidisciplinary team focused on personalized treatment plans and helping patients recover and transition to the next level of care. The Registered Nurse plans and delivers direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The nurse develops and coordinates care plans with patients, families, and interdisciplinary staff; communicates changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, nursing supervisors or managers, and coworkers; and participates in discharge planning.

Requirements

Postsecondary certificate, diploma, or program graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Registered Nurse (RN) state licensure and/or compact state licensure in the state of practice, required upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BCLS), required upon hire.
Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on patient age and clinical condition.
Basic computer knowledge.
Ability to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities, and function under stressful situations.
Ability to maintain good working relationships within the department and with other departments.
Must read, write, and speak fluent English.
Must have good and regular attendance.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), preferred upon hire.
Six months of Medical/Surgical nursing experience in an acute care setting.
Experience demonstrating critical thinking, decision-making, and effective prioritization in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Responsibilities

Maintain nursing care standards and implement hospital and nursing department policies and procedures.
Direct, supervise, provide, and evaluate patient nursing care.
Assign or delegate tasks and nursing team members according to patient needs, risk, task complexity, and staff scope of practice, capabilities, and qualifications.
Document admission assessments, reassessments, care plans, and other pertinent information in the medical record according to nursing standards and policies.
Assess patients on admission and reassess them as required by policy; make referrals to other disciplines based on assessment.
Develop and update care plans for assigned patients, coordinating them with patients, families, and the care team.
Assess and reassess pain, use appropriate pain-management techniques, and educate patients and families about pain management.
Revise care plans in response to patients’ treatment responses and evaluate their effectiveness daily.
Provide age-specific patient care and interpret patient-status data to identify age-specific needs.
Receive physician orders, ensure accurate transcription, and document completion.
Administer medications using the five rights of medication administration to reduce medication errors.
Develop teaching plans based on identified learning needs, evaluate their effectiveness, and include family members when appropriate.
Assist physicians with examinations, treatments, and special procedures, and perform services requiring technical and manual skills within scope of practice and licensure.
Treat patients and families with respect and dignity, address psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious or spiritual needs, and involve patients and families in care planning.
Serve as a liaison among administration, patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers; communicate clearly and professionally with management, coworkers, and physicians.
Provide care in a manner that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical or healthcare errors.
Initiate or assist with emergency measures when patients experience sudden adverse developments.
Answer telephones, paging systems, and patient call lights; anticipate patient needs and make rounds of assigned patients.
Consult other departments as appropriate to support an interdisciplinary approach to patient needs.
Give end-of-shift reports, count narcotics, complete documentation, and sign off physician orders.
Communicate patients’ and families’ psychosocial and discharge needs to Social Service or the Discharge Planner, including in-hospital and post-discharge needs.
Participate in orientation and instruction or training of new personnel.
Manage and operate equipment safely and correctly.
Perform other related duties as assigned.