Registered Nurse (RN) GI GU Surgical Unit- Full Time Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) GI GU Surgical Unit
- Full Time Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) GI GU Surgical Unit 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, (3) 12 hour shifts 6:45p-7:15a - Rotating Weekends/Holidays;
Team members may be placed on call for regularly scheduled shifts in response to census fluctuations. 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
• The unit will initially open with 20 beds, with plans to expand to the full 36 beds later in the year.
• The General Surgical Nurse provides care to a wide variety of post op patients including: complex gastro-intestinal, urology and colorectal surgeries with an average length of stay of approximately five days.
• Opportunity to work on a brand- new unit in the beautiful Justin Tower
• MAGNET facility
• Level I Trauma Center

Qualifications

Here's What You Need:

• Associate Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing required
• BSN preferred
• Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire required
• BCLS – prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required
• CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training – within 90 days of hire
• 1-year experience as a registered nurse or the completion of an RN Residency program
• 2+ years med surg experience as an RN in acute care setting preferred.

What You Will Do:

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
• Assesses the patient
• Plans the care of the patient
• Intervenes as appropriate
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Maintains 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.