RN, Nights - CVICU

Memorial Hermann Health System

21h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse collaborates with physicians and the healthcare team to deliver patient care using the nursing process. The role provides professional nursing care, including nursing assessments, assisting with examinations and treatment, patient education, and maintaining medical records. Nurses are hired into experience groupings: newly licensed RN, less than one year, 1–3 years, 3–10 years, and 10 or more years. This position is for the CVICU on the night shift. The nurse delivers safe, appropriate, and personalized care; coordinates care with an interdisciplinary team; contributes to treatment and discharge or transfer planning; and supports continuous evaluation and improvement of programs and processes. The position also supports team development by serving as a preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing.
Current Texas nursing license, or a temporary or compact license, to practice professional nursing.
Basic Life Support certification.
Additional certifications may be required based on discipline and/or nursing unit requirements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe and appropriate patient care based on the nursing skills inventory and the age and needs of the patient or population served.
Coordinate nursing care planning with an interdisciplinary team and make appropriate clinical decisions in delivering patient care.
Collaborate with, direct, and potentially delegate to the healthcare team to achieve positive outcomes based on data, research, evidence, and professional standards of care.
Coordinate treatment plans and develop and implement discharge and/or transfer plans.
Participate in ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of programs, process improvement, and client-centered outcomes.
Address each patient’s diverse needs throughout the continuum of care and provide service consistent with established standards.
Follow regulatory requirements and Texas Board of Nursing standards.
Ensure the safety of patients, staff, and visitors and comply with Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, and standards, including those related to time, supplies, productivity, and service quality.
Meet mandatory and continuing education and skills-competency requirements and support department goals.
Serve as a preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff.
Provide safe, caring, personalized, and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues in keeping with Memorial Hermann’s service standards.
Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of practice and clinical competency.