RN, Registered Nurse - NorthPark Surgery

RN, Registered Nurse - North Park Surgery - Full Time at Christus Health summary:

The Registered Nurse provides comprehensive nursing care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient treatments while addressing complex psychological and social needs. They administer medications, monitor treatment effectiveness, document patient information, and educate patients and families. This role requires independent practice, delegation skills, and adherence to nursing standards and protocols in a clinical setting.

Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS
  
  Competencies:
  
  Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS required
• RN License in state of employment or compact

Work Schedule:

5:30AM-2:00PM Monday-Friday

Work Type:

Full Time

Keywords:

Registered nurse, patient care, medication administration, nursing process, clinical nursing, patient education, healthcare, BLS certification, nursing license