RN - Resource Pool - Nights

JPS Health Network•Fort Worth, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Resource Pool assesses, plans, implements, and assists with care for assigned patients, and directs patient care provided by licensed and ancillary staff on the team. The position requires validated competency to float to various patient care areas. This is a full-time, hourly nursing position at John Peter Smith Hospital, working nights from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The RN collects patient data, delivers nursing care and education, participates in treatment and discharge planning, and works to minimize risks of infection, contamination, harm, or injury. The RN monitors patient responses and condition, identifies deterioration or equipment malfunctions, performs specified bedside laboratory tests, and maintains accurate records. The role also participates in performance improvement and may include other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or higher in Nursing from an accredited school of professional nursing.
Relevant experience: RN I, 1–1.99 years; RN II, 2–4.99 years; RN III, 5–9.99 years; or RN IV, 10 or more years.
Current licensure by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas, or proof of reciprocity of licensure between Texas and another state; licensure must be maintained throughout employment.
Current JPS-recognized Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, maintained throughout employment.
Maintain certifications required for assigned patient care areas throughout employment.
Successfully complete the general nursing and unit-specific competency-based orientation program within 90 days.
Pass the EKG test within 90 days of hire.
Demonstrated validated competency to float to various patient care areas.

Responsibilities

Collect complete patient data, considering age and developmental stage, presenting complaints, and pertinent history.
Deliver nursing care to an assigned group of patients, including education addressing knowledge deficits, treatment planning, pain management, and discharge planning using the nursing process.
Provide quality nursing care while minimizing the risk of infection, contamination, harm, or injury.
Participate in performance improvement within the Network, Hospital, and department.
Anticipate deteriorating vital-sign patterns or equipment malfunctions and take appropriate action.
Conduct specified bedside laboratory tests.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Modify patient treatment plans based on patients’ responses and conditions.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions.
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess a patient’s condition.
Record patients’ medical information and vital signs.
Direct patient care provided by licensed and ancillary staff on the team.
Float to patient care areas based on requisite competencies and certifications.