Registered Nurse (RN) – Progressive Care Unit Full Time - Nights

#REF!•Dallas, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) is responsible for delivering care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process. This includes assessing the patient, planning the care, intervening as appropriate, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. The RN will incorporate age-specific safety and infection control measures into patient care, initiate actions to meet patient and/or significant others' need for information, and maintain continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers. The role focuses on intermediate care and the management of various drips. This is a full-time night position at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

Requirements

Nursing Diploma required
Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program required
One-year experience as a registered nurse, or completion of an RN residency program required
RN must practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act, serve as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator, and coordinator for quality patient care
BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required
ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days of hire

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
One-year strong Medical Telemetry experience in an Acute Care setting strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
Assesses the patient
Plans the care of the patient
Intervenes as appropriate
Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care
Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers
Intermediate care focused
Management of various drips