Registered Nurse (RN) Medical Unit FT Days

Texas, TX
United States

Metropolitan Methodist Hospital

201 to 500 employees

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Northeast MethodistHospital has played a major role in the phenomenal economic growth experiencedin northeast Bexar County. Located in the city of Live Oak at Interstate 35 andJudson Road, Northeast Methodist Hospital has undergone major renovations to upgradeand expand the facility and services to better meet the needs of this area. Theexpansion facilitated advanced services in 24-hour emergency, surgical,cardiovascular (three cardiac cath labs with electrophysiology capabilities)units, a spacious intensive care unit and inpatient rehabilitation services. Anew orthopedic service has recently been implemented – The Joint ReplacementAcademy – offering the latest treatment options for knee and hip pain.Northeast Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission in strokecare and is designated as an accredited Chest Pain Center. What sets us apart isthat we recognize and value the unique needs of each of our patients. It is aprocess that we continue to improve on, creating ways to better serve ourcommunity when they need us most. Many of our patients find that our staff isamong the friendliest group of people you will meet. Ours is a hospital thatis patient-focused and staffed by health care experts who genuinely care forthe well-being of others. It is our promise—as part of Methodist Healthcare’smission of Serving Humanity to Honor God.The Registered Nurse (RN) is the patient and patient’s family advocate. The RN consistently applies and utilizes the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills, and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients. The RN collaborates with the patient care team to achieve quality patient outcomes. Communicates and utilizes interpersonal skills effectively and role models confidence and professionalism within nursing by active engagement in unit and organizational activities. Demonstrates team work, adaptability, and is a resource person to the patient care team. The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing care services delivered by self or others under their direction in accordance with the Texas Nurse Practice Act, hospital policies, and the Texas Board of Nursing rules for delegated nursing tasks (Chapter 224). Essential Job Functions: Applies nursing judgment through a thorough, systematic approach of applying the nursing process, to include: Assessment: Conducts ongoing focused physical, psychosocial, and pain assessments; includes assessment of patient education needs. Planning: Utilizes the assessment, identifies problems, makes nursing diagnoses, formulates goals, teaching plans and outcomes to create an individualized plan of care. Identifies individual patient goals, readiness to learn, and incorporates family into the plan of care. Implementation: Prioritizes and implements an efficient nursing plan of care. Evaluation/Reassessment: Consistently conducts timely evaluations, recognizes changes in patient conditions, determines when reassessments are needed, and adjusts the plan of care as necessary. Compares expected and achieved outcomes of nursing care utilizing the plan of care. Collaborates with patient care team members on patient care plan, incorporating consistent use of hand-off communication and SBAR communication methods. Prioritizes tasks and adjusts priorities when necessary. Maintains an orderly, efficient, and timely flow of patients. Recognizes and reports errors or unusual occurrences, and initiates corrective action when appropriate. Makes accurate, complete, and timely entries into the patient medical record addressing all steps of the nursing process. Actively communicates with members of the healthcare team, patient, and patient family. Maintains current nursing knowledge to assure a safe working environment. EDUCATION REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED:Required: Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree nursing program.Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)MinimumLicense, Certificates, or Registrations Required:1. Required: RN License to practice as aprofessional registered nursing in the state of Texas or Active Multi-State RN CompactLicense. (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RNLicense within 90 days of hire date.) 2. Preferred: Certification in theirspecialty EXPERIENCE:A minimum of six (6) months clinical experience as a licensed RN

Work location: Texas, TX

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