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    Registered Nurse RN Fulltime - Corpus Christi, TX, United States - CHRISTUS Health

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    Full time
    Description
    Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.


    The CHRISTUS Spohn South Labor and Delivery, Antepartum and Obstetrical Emergency Departments are all staffed by one group of associates that are crossed trained in all three areas.

    Registered Nurses, OB Surgical Technicians, Certified Nurse Aides and Unit Secretaries make up our wonderful team of associates.

    In addition we have 24-hour CRNA coverage for maternity anesthesia and our OBED is staffed with in-house OB Hospitalist to accept transfers, care for patients and handle emergencies 24 hours a day.

    We average about 220 deliveries per month.

    We are capable of providing care for our patients in need of Non-stress test, Amniocentesis, Induction of Labor, Management of Postpartum complications such as hemorrhage or elevated blood pressure, and have the capability to begin an emergency section within 30 minutes of decision time and recognized as a Texas Ten Step for Breastfeeding.

    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 population
    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
    • 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 techniques
    Health 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 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
    • 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.
    Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.
    1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.


    New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Perinatal Department-specific competency validation.

    Current certification from NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM) or one of the following AWHONN courses: within 6 months of hire for new graduates and experienced nurses new to the specialty then required to maintain course certification thereafter.

    within 90 days of hire for new graduates then required to maintain certification thereafter.
    within 60 days for new graduates and experienced nurses new to the specialty then required to maintain certification thereafter.

    Full Time

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