RN Mother Baby Unit
About The Position
St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital is a 245-bed facility serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. The hospital provides services including cardiovascular care, diagnostic imaging, women’s services, neurosciences, pediatric care, surgery, pathology, pulmonary services, and sleep disorder services. The Registered Nurse delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized care. The role includes assessing patients, performing skilled procedures, implementing and evaluating care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support patient outcomes and recovery. The RN provides care that addresses patients’ physical, psychological, and spiritual needs, and contributes to a safe environment and continuity of care.
Requirements
- Associate Degree in Nursing.
- At least one year of RN experience upon hire, and demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations, or meeting the experience requirements upon hire.
- Texas Registered Nurse license upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification within 6 months.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 6 months.
Responsibilities
- Conduct admission and ongoing assessments of patients’ conditions and provide nursing care to meet their physical, psychological, and spiritual needs.
- Notify the physician of assessment changes that require attention.
- Design, direct, evaluate, and document the plan of care, patient and family teaching, and transition-of-care planning, including a safe and appropriate discharge level of care.
- Coordinate with other clinical disciplines to address specialized patient-care and discharge needs.
- Develop individualized plans of care and daily goals.
- Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies.
- Report significant changes in patient condition 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 after interventions and notify physicians as necessary to modify interventions.
- Adjust nursing care to meet patients’ changing needs.
- Give and receive bedside shift reports, including family participation, and provide accurate, comprehensive handoff information.
- Delegate tasks as needed based on coworkers’ experience and abilities and patient acuity.
- Maintain a safe patient-care and work environment; promptly remove used or soiled equipment and linen to appropriate locations.
- Incorporate national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety, and satisfaction.
- Immediately report patient-safety and hazard concerns.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
