Valley RN

DRISCOLL HEALTH PLAN•Edinburg, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The staff nurse (RN) is a professional Registered Nurse who provides direct nursing care to assigned patient population. The staff nurse, utilizing the nursing process, plans and delivers effective patient care within the Texas scope of practice and within the framework of Driscoll Health System’s vision of excellence and integrated care delivery. The staff nurse complies within the established standards of practice, policies and clinical guidelines reflective of evidence-based best practice. The practice of the staff nurse contributes to creating an environment that is patient focused, family centered and is designed to provide continuation of care and patient transition management. Driscoll Children’s Hospital and its specialty centers, urgent care centers, and after-hours facility serve a vast area covering 31 South Texas counties. The hospital is a 191-bed tertiary care center offering 32 medical and 13 surgical specialties. Combined with our non-profit, community-based Health Plan, Driscoll Health System is an exceptional workplace for anyone with a big heart and a drive for success. Smiles, hugs and a soothing touch are as much a part of Driscoll’s approach to treating children as is its advanced medical treatments and technologies. The core values at Driscoll Heath System are: Compassion, Advocacy, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. These values are exemplified through every position - from treating the most critical patients hands-on, to maintaining a clean environment, to keeping the organization running from behind the scenes. We invite you to learn about Driscoll’s rich history and explore the laidback lifestyle South Texas has to offer.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
Current RN license in the State of Texas or Compact State
Minimum of 1 year of experience in hospital surgery or outpatient surgery, Pediatric preferred

Nice To Haves

Certification in specialty preferred

Responsibilities

Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
Travel to satellite clinics, when needed.
Participates in QA tool development.
Collects QA data as indicated.
Identifies trends in patient care outcomes for QA monitoring or staff education.
Participates in clinical research following specific protocols.
Ensures safe care by using assertive interactions with the health care team.
Performs initial and focused assessment.
Recognizes and reports actual and potential health problems.
Reports pertinent patient response to interventions.
Modifies plan of care based on patient assessment.
Uses chain of command to obtain appropriate health care response as an advocate for the patient.
Demonstrates flexibility in staffing and scheduling to meet unit needs.
Prioritizes plans organizes and directs care of assigned patients.
Identifies team conflict and helps to initiate resolution.
Recognizes own limitations and seeks guidance.
Supports goals through participation and compliance in unit activities and decision-making.
Administers medications per clinical guidelines, recognizes abnormal responses to medication therapy and initiates corrective therapy.
Develops, implements, and individualized plan of care to meet patient needs and diagnoses.
Intervenes appropriately after correlating clinical picture to therapeutic treatment plan.
Selects and utilizes appropriate equipment, devices, and supplies based on patient needs and treatment plan.
Identifies critical changes in patient’s condition and follows through with appropriate actions.
Ensures the correct functioning of emergency equipment identifies deficits and follows through.
Assists with changes in unit needs during a crisis situation.
Re-established unit function after a crisis situation.
Participates in review of unit response to crisis situation.
Identifies barrier to learning, develops and implements discharge plan based on patient/family needs.
Incorporates cultural aspects of illness/hospitalization for patient/family into the plan of care.
Established and maintains a therapeutic relationship with patient and family.
Decreases apprehension and anxiety using individualized interventions to ensure patient comfort dignity.
Functions as a patient/family advocate seeking direction as needed to provide safe, effective, efficient, and timely care.