Registered Nurse Ortho Plastics - Part Time Nights

Texas Health Resources•Fort Worth, TX

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health is hiring a part-time Registered Nurse for its 36-bed Ortho/Plastics Unit at Texas Health Fort Worth. The post-surgical team cares for patients undergoing orthopedic and plastic surgery, including patients with hip fractures, elective hip and knee surgeries, flaps and grafts, reconstructive procedures, single fractures, chest tubes, tracheostomies, and pelvic and femur fractures. The facility is a MAGNET facility and Level I Trauma Center. The nurse delivers patient care using the Nursing Process, incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, helps meet patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintains continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and out-of-hospital transfers. The role offers self-scheduling, educational and career growth opportunities, and a supportive team environment.

Requirements

Associate degree from an accredited nursing program or a Diploma of Nursing.
Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire.
BCLS before providing independent patient care, maintained quarterly.
CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training within 90 days of hire.
One year of experience as a registered nurse, or completion of an RN Residency program.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Previous medical/surgical RN or emergency room experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver care to patients using the Nursing Process.
Assess patients.
Plan patient care.
Intervene as appropriate.
Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
Initiate action to meet patients’ and significant others’ information needs.
Maintain continuity of patient care between shifts and hospitals, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.