RN Level I Pool Med​/Surg

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB

The staff nurse is a professional Registered Nurse (RN) who provides direct nursing care to an assigned patient population, service line, or clinic department. Using the nursing process, the staff nurse plans and delivers effective patient care within the Texas Nursing Practice Act scope of practice and within Driscoll Health System’s vision and mission of excellence and integrated care delivery. The staff nurse practices within established standards of practice, ethical guidelines, policies, and guidelines reflective of the American Nurses Association (ANA) and their specialty service line.

The staff nurse completes specific duties and maintains current competence in the skills and nursing practice according to their service line or area of primary work assignment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees may perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration.

• BSN preferred
• Current RN license in the State of Texas

• AHA Basic Life Support (CPR) continuously maintained. May onboard with AHA or Red Cross CPR and transition to AHA upon first renewal.
• Advanced Specialty Courses (ASC) according to Attachment
  
  A. ASC courses should be taken at earliest opportunity, but must be completed within time frames specified on Attachment A and continuously maintained.
• National Certification in specialty must be attempted within 4 years of hire date for eligible role and continuously maintained thereafter.

• Compassion
• Advocacy
• Respect
• Excellence
• Stewardship