Er RN

CommonSpirit Health • Madisonville, TX

6d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse on the Float/Flex Team at St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized patient care. The RN uses the nursing process to provide cost-effective, quality-driven, patient-focused care, making assessments, developing nursing diagnoses and goals, planning interventions, and evaluating outcomes. The role collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

The RN documents care according to health system standards, teaches patients and families about relevant care topics, and supports patient safety, confidentiality, ethical decision-making, and cost containment. The role also applies research-supported interventions and participates in research activities and related collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• At least one year of RN experience; the posting also specifies 24 months.
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meeting the experience requirements upon hire.
• Texas Registered Nurse license, required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR), required within 14 days.
• Keen assessment skills, acute critical-thinking skills, a patient-first mindset, reliability, a positive attitude, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Collect pertinent social, psychological, developmental, and spiritual data from patients, significant others, and other healthcare team members.
• Perform ongoing assessments, formulate nursing diagnoses and goals, plan appropriate interventions, and evaluate intervention outcomes.
• Document in patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care and legal and quality requirements.
• Provide patients and families with appropriate teaching and information, including pain management, nutrition, skin integrity, fall prevention, diabetes, disease processes, smoking cessation, and discharge instructions.
• Support patient safety, confidentiality, ethical decision-making, and cost containment, while demonstrating commitment to patients, the hospital, the community, and the nursing profession.
• Use research-substantiated interventions as appropriate for the patient population.
• Participate in research activities, identify research opportunities, and collaborate with Outcomes managers and the department.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level