Rn Jobs in San Antonio, TX

About The Position

Requirements

• Demonstrated skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, as determined through ongoing assessments and performance evaluations.
• Sufficient English speaking, reading, and writing proficiency to perform essential job functions, especially those affecting patient or employee safety or security.
• Therapeutic communication skills to collaborate with patients, families, and the interprofessional team on care plans.
• Strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
• Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, the interprofessional care team, patients, and families.
• Critical-thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.
• Ability to evaluate personal practice and patient outcomes and to plan expert care using the nursing process.
• Ability to provide expert peer review to improve professional practice.
• Expert anticipatory-care practice, including awareness of changing patient conditions before a critical incident.
• Ability to integrate and support patient-safety systems and role-model practices that prevent harm.
• Expert leadership in research utilization and generation, including investing in the development of others.
• Ability to apply expertise to improve patient care and contribute to nursing knowledge and organizational nursing excellence.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to serve as a preceptor and mentor by fostering a teaching environment.
• Current Texas Board of Nursing or Compact State RN license, or a Temporary Texas RN License with a permanent Texas license obtained within 90 days of hire.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 7 days of hire.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Nice To Haves

• Completion of preceptor education and leader approval for eligibility for preceptor premium pay.

Responsibilities

• Promote open communication, teamwork, and exceptional service, and ensure appropriate care and services are available to patients, clients, and families during assigned shifts.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration in care planning, coordinate care with team members, and demonstrate and share clinical expertise in specified patient populations.
• Promote use of the nursing process to provide quality care; assess patient and family learning needs, organize resources to address them, and perform bedside point-of-care testing as required by care plans.
• Coordinate, design, and implement educational programs for staff, patients, and families, and promote staff participation in continuing education, orientation, competency, in-service, and development offerings.
• Participate in competency initiatives and serve as a specialty consultant in educational program design.
• Contribute clinical expertise to patient education materials, promote professional growth, foster a learning environment, and provide educational experiences for students.
• Promote staff recruitment and retention, and provide feedback to management and directors to assist with personnel decisions.
• Assist the Nurse Manager by providing performance feedback and goal-setting opportunities to assigned staff; model continual feedback and integrate staff-retention best practices.
• Establish and promote standards of excellence, ensure consistent implementation, and provide input on program development, space needs, and fiscal realities.
• Collaborate with the Nurse Manager to evaluate research relevant to practice, promote appropriate changes to standards of care, guide research development and implementation, and share knowledge through publications, presentations, or other means.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate creative approaches to goals; lead, participate in, and promote performance-improvement initiatives addressing patient safety and quality of care.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• UT SELECT medical insurance, offered free for employees, with family-member coverage available through payroll deduction.
• $50,000 group term life insurance and $50,000 basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance at no cost, with options to purchase additional coverage.
• Three dental insurance plan options through Delta Dental.
• Two vision plan options through Superior Vision Services.
• Optional disability insurance providing income protection for qualifying non-work-related illness or injury.
• Flexible spending accounts for qualifying dependent-care and health-care expenses.
• Retirement plan eligibility through TRS or ORP, plus voluntary retirement programs.
• Front-loaded paid time off of 128 to 208 hours annually based on years of service.
• Extended Illness Bank accrual of 8 hours per month, usable under the stated conditions.
• Paid family leave of up to 240 hours after 6 months of consecutive employment.
• 12 paid holidays each year.
• Employee discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.