RN MedSurg
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. The RN assesses patients, performs skilled procedures, implements and evaluates care plans, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The role requires sound assessment and critical-thinking skills, a patient-first mindset, a sense of urgency, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment. The RN provides care that meets patients’ physical, psychological, and spiritual needs; develops and documents individualized care plans, patient and family education, and safe discharge and transition plans; prepares patients for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies; monitors and reports changes in condition; and adjusts care in response to reassessment. The RN also supports continuity of care through bedside shift reports and appropriate delegation, and maintains a safe patient-care and work environment. St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital is a 245-bed facility serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. Its services include cardiovascular care, diagnostic imaging, women’s services, neurosciences, pediatric care, surgery, pathology, pulmonary services, and sleep disorder services. The hospital is the clinical home for the Dan L Duncan Cancer Center.
Requirements
- At least one year of RN experience.
- Associate degree in Nursing.
- Registered Nurse license: Texas.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Responsibilities
- Conduct admission and ongoing assessments of patients’ conditions and notify the doctor of changes requiring attention.
- Provide nursing care that meets patients’ physical, psychological, and spiritual needs.
- Design, direct, evaluate, and document individualized plans of care, patient and family teaching, and safe transition and discharge plans.
- Coordinate with other clinical disciplines to address specialized patient care and discharge needs, and establish daily goals that account for individual patient needs.
- Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies to help reduce anxiety.
- Monitor patients’ conditions and report significant changes to the Charge Nurse/Team Leader and/or physician.
- Implement patient-safety initiatives and protocols, including medication-safety practices, physician orders, and consult notifications.
- Reassess patients at appropriate intervals following interventions, notify the physician as necessary, and adjust care to meet changing needs.
- Give and receive bedside shift reports, including family participation, and provide accurate, comprehensive reports to support continuity of care.
- Delegate tasks according to coworkers’ experience and abilities and the patient’s acuity.
- Maintain a safe patient-care and work environment, promptly remove used or soiled equipment and linen to appropriate locations, and report patient-safety and hazard concerns immediately.
- Incorporate national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety, and satisfaction.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
