RN, Registered Nurse - Corpus Christi, United States - Christus Health

Description

Summary:

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursingcare for the comfort and well-being of patients. The RegisteredNurse (RN) prepares equipment and assists physician duringexaminations and treatments. The Registered Nurse (RN) administersprescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, andmonitors patient vital signs. The Registered Nurse (RN) observesand maintains records on patient care, condition, reaction, andprogress.

The Registered Nurse (RN)participates as primary nurse, associate nurse, a team member orteam leader in the planning and implementing of patient care. TheRegistered Nurse (RN) directs and assists in carrying out safeaseptic technique and procedures. The Registered Nurse (RN) offersleadership and direction to all support staff withindepartment.

Located just minutes from the shoresof Padre Island, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital CorpusChristi-South provides surgical and medical services for ourpatients in south Corpus Christi. Perfectly positioned to serve therapidly-growing south side of Corpus Christi, CHRISTUS SpohnHospital Corpus Christi - South is licensed for 158 beds. Southoffers a full range of medical and surgical services includingpediatrics, obstetrics, skilled nursing, emergency, intensive careas well as advanced diagnostic and imaging. The hospital is alsohome to a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit which enablesrecovering mothers to remain close to their premature or specialneeds babies.

Responsibilities:

•Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies:Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.

• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, providesnursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment,diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assignedpatients

• Addresses increasingly complex psychological,emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families inaccordance with their level of practice

• Using theappropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments;monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatmentprescribed

• Documents patient history, symptoms,medication, and care given

• Assess learning needs andprovides education to patients, family members and/or care givers;identify issues and resources
CORE COMPETENCIES
Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process

• Usescritical thinking skills to assess the basic physical,psychosocial, social, cultural,

• Spiritual, anddevelopment needs of patient and families

• Communicatesfindings to appropriate healthcare team members

•Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meetindividual patient needs using evidence-based practice.

• Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitorsand documents progression of treatment and teaching goals

• Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patientand the patient response to the care and treatment(s).

• Performs timely reassessment and documentation

•Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on thespecific patient care need for the designated unit's patientpopulation
Standard II. Patient Throughput & PatientFlow Process

• Anticipates and plans foradmission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow

• Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools tofacilitate the discharge process

• Coaches on tools andtechniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders toensure accuracy.
Standard III. Unit Operations

• Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care andfunctions in a particular nursing unit during an assignedshift

• Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use andmaintenance of equipment and Supplies

• Assessesdepartmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcingefforts.

• Educates and trains others on theoperations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.
Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations

• Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promotea safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes

• Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and qualityimprovement activities

• Provides evidence-based nursingcare

• Communicates patient information effectivelyacross the continuum of care

• Educates and trainsothers on the operations, ethics, and regulations within theindustry.

• Knowledge of federal, state and localhealthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply withthese in healthcare practices and activities.
TECHNICALCOMPETENCIES
Clinical Policies and Standards

• Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinicalprocedures

• Analyzes policy and standards documentationand ensures organizational compliance

• Providesfeedback for improvement of procedures

• Assists in thedevelopment and implementation of specific procedures

•Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools andtechniques
Health Information Documentation

•Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patientdocumentation

• Walk through the steps and proceduresfor receiving, validating and updating patient records

•Describes the flow of information between various stations orunits

• Discusses the functions, features and documentflow of electronic documentation

• Transcribes verbalorders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy

• Explains health information documentation best practices andtheir rationale across health care practices.
MedicalEquipment

• Describes experience with basic medicalequipment used in own unit or facility

• Uses standarddiagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipmentproblems

• Educates patients about the appropriate useof home medical equipment

• Ensures that all equipmentand related supplies are in proper working order prior to use toensure patient safety

• Inspects, troubleshoots andevaluates incoming equipment
Medical OrderProcessing

• Shares experiences with processing medicalorders for one or more groups of patients or conditions

• Describes functions and features of the system used toenter, validate, update and forward medical orders

•Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures forcorrecting

• Explains considerations for entering andfollowing standing orders

• Differentiates betweenstanding orders and preprinted orders and considerations foreach
Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation

• Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patientcharts for patients on unit and under own care

• Reviewspatients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alertsto mistakes or omissions

• Recognizes unexpectedreadings and alerts nursing or medical staff

• Relatesexamples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessonslearned

• Reviews, discusses and validates owninterpretation with others
Patient Safety

•Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patientgroups or settings

• Explains key features of safetyguidelines and procedures for those groups and settings

• Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients andfamily members

• Recognizes and addresses physiologicaland psychological signs of problems

• Describesconsiderations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versusharm to others

• Utilizes appropriate systems todocument misses and near misses, participates in immediateinvestigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.

Requirements:

• Associate's Degree inNursing
• One year experience in nursingpreferred. Will accept a new graduate.
  
• Current Texas State RN License orCompact RN License
  
• BLS (AmericanHeart Association)
• ACLS required at time ofhire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain ACLS bythe end of the clinical orientation period.
• NIHSS required within 90 days of hire/transferdate
• De-escalation training required within 90days of hire/transfer date
• TNCC required within6 weeks of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses mustobtain TNCC within 18 months of hire/transferdate.
• PALS required at time of hire forexperienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain PALS by the end ofthe clinical orientation period.

Work Schedule:

Varies

Work Type:

Full Time

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