Registered Nurse, Acute Orthopedic Unit

Registered Nurse, Acute Orthopedic Unit - Full time at Christus Health summary:

A Registered Nurse in an Acute Orthopedic Unit providing independent and comprehensive nursing care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. Manages complex clinical situations, administers medications, monitors patient responses, and documents care while educating patients and families. Demonstrates leadership and professionalism consistent with nursing standards and organizational competencies.

Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. 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.

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, 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.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS required
• RN License in state of employment or compact

Work Schedule:

TBD

Work Type:

Full Time

Keywords:

registered nurse, orthopedic nursing, patient care, clinical assessment, medication administration, nursing process, patient education, acute care, BLS certified, RN license