Registered Nurse Med Surg Tele Dept- Full Time Nights

Registered Nurse Med Surg Tele Dept
- Full Time Nights

Bring your passion to Texas Health where we are Better + Together.

Work location:

Texas Health Fort Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104.

Work hours:

Full Time (7P-7A). Weekend and holiday requirements.

Department highlights:

• Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth
• Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team
• We are a 38 bed unit with a nurse to patient ratio 1:4-5 depending on call-ins and acuity. Fast paced unit with high acuity patients. Our unit cares for general med/surg with pulmonary, infections, renal, wounds, as well as patients with cardiac drips, chest tubes, and TR bands. Fun and great unit to work on if you are looking to learn, grow your basic nursing skills and work with outstanding colleagues.
  
  Energetic unit who likes to celebrate and provide compassionate care to our patients and make them feel like family.

Qualifications:

Here's What You Need:

• Nursing Diploma Or Associate Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred
• Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire
• Current BLS prior to providing independent patient care required
• ACLS within 90 days required
• CPI training within 90 days of hire required
• One (1) year experience as a registered nurse, or completion of an RN residency program required
• 2+ years of strong Med/surg or Tele RN experience in acute care setting including charge/preceptor skills preferred

What You Will Do:

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process:

• Assess the patient
• Plan the care of the patient
• Intervene as appropriate
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporate age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
• Initiate action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Maintain continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse:

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment.