Registered nurse - medical unit - full time -
Company: Christus Health
Location: Corpus Christi
Posted on: May 8, 2024
Job Description:
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care for
the comfort and well-being of patients. The Registered Nurse (RN)
prepares equipment and assists physician during examinations and
treatments. The Registered Nurse (RN) observes and maintains
records on patient care, condition, reaction, and progress.The
Registered Nurse (RN) participates as primary nurse, associate
nurse, a team member or team leader in the planning and
implementing of patient care. The Registered Nurse (RN) offers
leadership and direction to all support staff within
department.Located just minutes from the shores of Padre Island,
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-South provides surgical and
medical services for our patients in south Corpus Christi.
Perfectly positioned to serve the rapidly-growing south side of
Corpus Christi, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - South is
licensed for 158 beds. South offers a full range of medical and
surgical services including pediatrics, obstetrics, skilled
nursing, emergency, intensive care as well as advanced diagnostic
and imaging. The hospital is also home to a Level III Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit which enables recovering mothers to remain
close to their premature or special needs babies.Consistent with
the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care
utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis,
planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care
given
- Assess learning needs and provides education to patients,
family members and/or care givers; Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing
Process
- Spiritual, and development needs of patient and families
- Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team
members
- Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to
meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice.
- Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors
and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals
- Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and
the patient response to the care and treatment(s).
- Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the
specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient
populationUnit Operations
- Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and
functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned
shift
- Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of
equipment and Supplies
- Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and
regulations within the industry.Safe Practice/Quality
Care/Regulations
- Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality
improvement activities
- Provides evidence-based nursing care
- Communicates patient information effectively across the
continuum of care
- Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and
regulations within the industry.
- Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws
and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare
practices and activities.Clinical Policies and Standards
- Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures
organizational compliance
- Assists in the development and implementation of specific
procedures
- Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and
techniquesHealth Information Documentation
- Describes the flow of information between various stations or
units
- Discusses the functions, features and document flow of
electronic documentation
- Explains health information documentation best practices and
their rationale across health care practices.Medical Equipment
- Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own
unit or facility
- Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves
common equipment problems
- Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical
equipment
- Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper
working order prior to use to ensure patient safety
- Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipmentMedical
Order Processing
- Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or
more groups of patients or conditions
- Describes functions and features of the system used to enter,
validate, update and forward medical orders
- Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient
charts for patients on unit and under own care
- Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical
staff
- Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near
misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and
reporting in real-time.Associate's Degree in NursingOne year
experience in nursing preferred. Will accept a new graduate.New
graduate nurses must obtain ACLS by the end of the clinical
orientation period.De-escalation training required within 90 days
of hire/transfer dateNew graduate nurses must obtain TNCC within 18
months of hire/transfer date.New graduate nurses must obtain PALS
by the end of the clinical orientation period.Full TimeIf you would
like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or
need assistance completing the application process, please contact
us at (844) 257-6925.
Keywords: Christus Health, Victoria , Registered nurse - medical unit - full time -, Healthcare , Corpus Christi, Texas
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