RN (Registered Nurse) – Medical Unit - Full Time Nights

#REF!•Frisco, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) on the Medical Unit at Texas Health Frisco will be responsible for delivering care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process. This includes assessing the patient, planning care, intervening as appropriate, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. The RN will incorporate age-specific safety and infection control measures, initiate actions to meet patient information needs, and maintain continuity of patient care between shifts, hospitals, and during transfers. The unit is a 14-bed newer unit looking to grow a strong team, primarily serving medical patients with conditions such as GI, GU, DM, pneumonia, cellulitis, CHF, COPD, and wounds, with a few simple surgical patients. The unit offers self-scheduling, a strong team environment, and patient-to-nurse ratios of 4:1 or 5:1.

Requirements

1 Year Experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program
RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 90 Days
CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually 90 Days

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree Nursing

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