Rn, registered nurse - imc medsurgical a - seasonal prn
Company: Christus Health
Location: San Marcos
Posted on: April 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Description Summary: The Registered Nurse (RN) assesses,
implements or delegates, plans, and evaluates total nursing care
and functions in accordance with established philosophy, providing
and directing patient care for a group of patients.The Registered
Nurse (RN) relates effectively with other shifts/departments for
optimal continuity of care.The Registered Nurse (RN) provides
clinical supervision for entry level nurses and assists in their
development.CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos, which
originated in 1923 as Hays County Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Memorial Hospital, opened at its current Wonder World Drive
location in 1983.Our staff of more than 700 Associates works with
more than 300 active and consulting physicians to provide quality
services to patients and their families.For more than 20
consecutive years, we have been named The Best Hospital in Hays
County in the annual "Best of Hays" publication released by the San
Marcos Daily Record.In addition to interventional cardiac services,
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos is a Certified Chest Pain
Center and an accredited Primary Stroke Center.We lead the region
in da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery and offers a variety of
specialty care services including medical imaging, rehabilitation,
hospice, women's services and more.Responsibilities: --- Meets
expectations of the applicable One CHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of
Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.--- 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 ---
Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural,
and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their
level of practice --- Using the appropriate protocol, administers
medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and
effectiveness of the treatment prescribed --- Documents patient
history, symptoms, medication, and care given --- Assess learning
needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or
care givers; identify issues and resources CORE COMPETENCIES
Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process --- Uses critical thinking
skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social,
cultural, --- 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).--- Performs
timely reassessment and documentation --- Must be able to perform
unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need
for the designated unit's patient population Standard II.Patient
Throughput & Patient Flow Process --- Anticipates and plans for
admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow ---
Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to
facilitate the discharge process --- Coaches on tools and
techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to
ensure accuracy.Standard III.Unit 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 --- Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively
participates in resourcing efforts.--- Educates and trains others
on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the
industry.Standard IV.Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations ---
Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe
environment resulting in positive patient outcomes --- 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.TECHNICAL
COMPETENCIES Clinical Policies and Standards --- Follows a specific
set of standards and associated clinical procedures --- Analyzes
policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational
compliance --- Provides feedback for improvement of procedures ---
Assists in the development and implementation of specific
procedures --- Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools
and techniques Health Information Documentation --- Shares
experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient
documentation --- Walk through the steps and procedures for
receiving, validating and updating patient records --- Describes
the flow of information between various stations or units ---
Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic
documentation --- Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques
for ensuring their accuracy --- 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 equipment
Medical 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 --- Discusses common
errors, their sources and procedures for correcting --- Explains
considerations for entering and following standing orders ---
Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and
considerations for each Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation
--- Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient
charts for patients on unit and under own care --- Reviews
patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts
to mistakes or omissions --- Recognizes unexpected readings and
alerts nursing or medical staff --- Relates examples of
mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned --- Reviews,
discusses and validates own interpretation with others Patient
Safety --- Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more
patient groups or settings --- Explains key features of safety
guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings --- Listens
and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members
--- Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs
of problems --- Describes considerations for patients who can cause
to harm to self, versus harm to others --- Utilizes appropriate
systems to document misses and near misses, participates in
immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in
real-time.Requirements: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing,
preferred.1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty
preferred.BLS required RN License in state of employment or compact
Work Schedule: 7 PM - 7 AM Work Type: Per Diem As Needed EEO is the
law - click below for more information:
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completing the application process, please contact us at (844)
257-6925.
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