Cardiac Medical Surgical RN

Overview

Job Summary And Responsibilities As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will support patient recovery and your career advancement.

• Assessment:
  Admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provide nursing care to meet physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notify doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
• Planning:
  Design, direct, evaluate, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Work with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulate a plan of care and daily goals considering the patient’s individualized needs.
• Implementation:
  Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to reduce patient anxiety. Know patients' conditions and report significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader and/or physician. Implement patient safety initiatives and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, and consult notifications.
• Evaluation:
  Reassess patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notify physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjust nursing care to meet patient’s emerging and changing needs.
• Report
  
  Skills:
  
  Provide and receive bedside shift reports with family participation. Give an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to ensure continuity of patient care. Receive report from off-going shift and delegate tasks as needed to maintain continuity of care according to coworker experience, abilities and patient acuity.
• Environment & Patient Safety:
  Maintain a safe patient and work environment. Promptly remove used and soiled equipment and linen to appropriate locations. Incorporate national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Report all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.
• Care for Cardiac patients:
  Deliver care to 4-6 patients per shift as applicable.
• Administer medications, change dressings, monitor vital signs, and document timely.
• Collaborate with a variety of other healthcare professionals including social work, care coordination, physical therapy, occupational therapy, laboratory, respiratory therapy and imaging.

• Associates Degree in Nursing or Diploma; at least one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; current employees grandfathered before July 2020
• Demonstrated competence in RN performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire
• RN license in Texas upon hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) / CPR certification within 14 days of hire

• Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence, with a focus on cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. Our team collaborates through programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments in a modern campus environment.

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Free Premium Membership to  with preloaded credits for children and dependent adults
• Care for Caregivers:
  Resilience Through Adversity sessions
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection:
  Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance
• Matching Retirement Programs
• Wellness Programs

$33.00 - $52.80 /hour