Flex Team RN Job Bryan area,Texas USA,Healthcare

Position: Flex Team I RN

Overview

St. Joseph Health – Bryan/College Station Navasota Caldwell Madisonville TX. Since 1936 St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley. We have a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley. St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region.

As an integrated healthcare system, St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians, specialists, and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring primary care, Express Clinics, and imaging and diagnostic services.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the delivery of excellence in patient care through assessing, formulating nursing diagnoses, establishing goals, planning and implementing interventions, and evaluating patient care outcomes. With the staff nurse's professional practice, he/she is responsible for participating in and maintaining quality, cost effectiveness, and guest relations. Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and the standards of professional nursing practice as defined by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process to ensure appropriate patient care is provided in a cost effective, quality driven, and patient focused manner. Collects pertinent social, psychological, developmental, and spiritual data from the patient, significant others, and other health care team members.

Performs ongoing assessments, formulates nursing diagnoses and goals, plans appropriate interventions, and evaluates the outcome of the interventions.

Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and quality patient care requirements.

Provides appropriate teaching and information to patients and families including information on Pain Management, Nutrition, Skin Integrity, Fall prevention, Diabetes, Disease Process, Smoking Cessation, and Discharge instructions.

Demonstrates commitment to the goals and values of the patient, hospital, community, and nursing profession through cost containment measures, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate ethical decision-making, and ensuring patient safety.

Uses interventions substantiated by research as appropriate in the patient population, participates in research activities, identifies opportunities for research, and collaborates with the Outcomes managers and department.

Participates in quality of care activities, evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice. Assists in collecting quality data, analyzes the data, and formulates action plans to improve quality care.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

Education:

Associates Degree, Nursing

Required Licensure and Certifications

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas; BLS;
Based on location assignment, may also require BLS, ACLS, and/or PALS.

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