Telemetry RN

CommonSpirit Health•Lake Jackson, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides compassionate, high-quality, individualized nursing care, including assessments, skilled procedures, and implementation of patient care plans. The RN collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes and provides care for patients’ physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. The RN assesses patients on admission and throughout their care, develops and documents individualized care plans and daily goals, and coordinates patient and family teaching and safe transitions of care. The RN prepares patients for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies; follows patient safety initiatives and protocols; monitors and reports changes in condition; reassesses patients after interventions; and adjusts care as needs change. The role also involves bedside shift reporting, delegation of tasks as appropriate, and maintaining a safe patient-care environment. St. Luke’s Health–Brazosport Hospital is located on a 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson, Texas. The hospital has a 154-bed patient tower, a Level III trauma center, an advanced cardiac care center, and a multidisciplinary cancer center. It serves South Brazoria County and has over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 employees.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing upon hire, or 1–3 years.
At least one year of RN experience upon hire.
Texas Registered Nurse license upon hire.
Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing upon hire.

Responsibilities

Perform admission and ongoing assessments of patients’ conditions and provide nursing care for physical, psychological, and spiritual needs.
Notify the physician of assessment changes that require attention.
Design, direct, evaluate, and document 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.
Formulate individualized plans of care and daily goals.
Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies.
Report significant changes in patients’ conditions 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, notify physicians as needed, and adjust nursing care to changing needs.
Give and receive bedside shift reports, including family participation, to support continuity of care.
Delegate tasks as needed according to coworkers’ experience and abilities and patients’ acuity.
Maintain a safe patient-care and work environment; promptly move 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.