Registered Nurse Nights – Intermediate Care

Overview

Hours of Work : 36 hours per week
Days Of Week : 3 shifts per week
Work Shift :
Job Description :
Job Purpose:

• In this highly technical, fast-paced, and challenging nursing position, you’ll work with multidisciplinary team members to provide our patients the best care. You’ll be at the heart of our patient-centered care, valued for your compassion as you continually strive to improve the patient experience. With clear communication and dedication to building relationships that promote a collaborative environment, you’ll be accountable for your performance and empowered to take initiative for your professional growth – while being engaged and eager to build a winning team.
• Registered Nurse (RN) renders highly professional and technical nursing care to assigned patients. Provides direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). Directs and supervises other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with unit standards of care.
• Supports the mission, vision, values and strategic goals of Methodist Health System.

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing. BSN Preferred

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Required

• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification Required

• Current additional certifications as required by department

• Current license to practice professional nursing in Texas

• Work experience:
  
  at least 1+ years RN Intermediate Care/Step Down experience

• Knowledgeable about hospital policies, procedures, and nursing care standards and utilizes these when providing nursing care.

• Work experience:
  
  Minimum 12 months RN experience or completion of Nurse Residency Program

• Works with confidential material

• Communicate clearly and openly
• Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment
• Be accountable for your performance
• Always look for ways to improve the patient experience
• Take initiative for your professional growth
• Be engaged and eager to build a winning team

• Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.

• Assumes responsibility for the nursing components of the patient/family/significant other educational processes.

• Communicates to the team, co-workers, patients, and family members and evaluates understanding of informational manner.

• Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, self, coworkers, and facility.

• Ensures complete, accurate, and timely written communication of patient information.

• Provides a therapeutic environment through safe, accurate, and timely medication and IV administration.

• Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance and for professional growth and development.

• Utilizes the nursing process to ensure quality patient care is provided throughout the episode of care.

• Other duties as assigned

• Age-Specific Care Considerations: Vary Based on Specialty
• Physical Factors (% of Time):
• 20 – Standing Stationary
• 60 – Standing/Moving About
• 15 — Sitting
• 2 — Climbing
• 20 – Bending (stooping/crouching)
• 2 — Kneeling
• 1 — Crawling
• 30 — Reaching
• 90 — Handling
• 90 — Talking
• 0 – Driving
• 15 — Smelling

• Hearing (% of Time):
• 100 – Normal Noise Level
• 0 – Occasional Loud Noise
• 0 – Constant/Very Loud Noise
• 0 – Constant Low Level Noise

• Hazardous Conditions (% of Time):
• 5 – Respiratory Irritants
• 50 – Skin Irritants
• 50 – Allergic Irritants
• 50 – Wet Work — Hands
• 1 – Wet Work — Feed
• 0 – Operation of Heavy Equipment
• 0 – Climbing of Ladders
• 0 – Working in High Places
• 50-75 – Use of Electrical Equipment
• 80 – Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids

• Carrying (% of Time):
• 50 – Up to 10 Lbs
• 30 – 10-20 Lbs
• 10-30 – 20-50 Lbs
• 10 – 50-100 Lbs
• 0 – 100+ Lbs

• Lifting (% of Time):
• 45 – Up to 10 Lbs
• 30 – 10-20 Lbs
• 10-30 – 20-50 Lbs
• 10 – 50-100 Lbs
• 0 – 100+ Lbs

• Push/Pull (% of Time):
• 10 – Up to 10 Lbs.
• 10 – 10-20 Lbs
• 30 – 20-50 Lbs
• 10 – 50-100 Lbs
• 10 – 100+ Lbs

• Visual Demands (Yes or No):
• Yes/No – Vision Essential
• Yes…