RN Skilled Nursing Continuing Care Hospital

Registered Nurse (RN) – Skilled Nursing

Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital (CCH)

Location: Temple, TX

Job Type: Full‑Time

Shift: Days | (3) 12‑hour shifts per week

Department: Skilled Nursing Unit

• Skilled Nursing Unit with 23 beds
• 5:1 nurse‑to‑patient ratio
• Collaborative, supportive care environment

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides high‑quality, patient‑centered nursing care in the Skilled Nursing Unit. The RN is responsible for assessing patient needs, developing and implementing care plans, and collaborating with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective care throughout the patient’s stay.

• Deliver safe, compassionate, and evidence‑based nursing care to skilled nursing patients.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and ongoing evaluations.
• Develop, implement, and update individualized plans of care.
• Administer medications and treatments per physician orders.
• Collaborate with physicians, therapy services, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Educate patients and families on care plans, treatments, and recovery goals.
• Accurately document patient care in the medical record.
• Uphold Baylor Scott & White standards for safety, quality, and service excellence.

The RN coordinates patient care delivery by the health care team, uses the nursing process, identifies diagnoses, implements individualized plans, evaluates outcomes, and delegates appropriately. The RN covers inpatient and outpatient departments, including on‑call staffing where applicable.

• Clinical Judgment – conduct accurate assessments, develop and evaluate care plans.
• Clinical Inquiry – evaluate quality and effectiveness of practice, participate in improvement initiatives.
• Caring Practices – create compassionate environment, manage pain, maintain boundaries.
• Response to Diversity – incorporate cultural and personal differences into care plans.
• Advocacy and Moral Agency – protect confidentiality, resolve ethical concerns.
• Facilitation of Learning – provide education to patients, families, staff.
• Collaboration – work with team, delegate tasks, ensure follow‑up.
• Systems Thinking – use resources for problem‑solving.
• Professionalism – participate in governance, pursue professional growth, community service.

• Knowledge of nursing standards, rules, regulations, protocols.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and drug information.
• Knowledge of nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
• Effective communication, both verbal and written.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with various constituencies.
• Critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Observation of changes in patients and communication to staff.
• Age‑specific, patient‑centered care with ongoing evaluation.
• General computer skills (Microsoft Office, EMR, scheduling, payroll).

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits.
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar‑for‑dollar match up to 5%.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1.

Note:

Benefits may vary based upon position type and level.

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current RN license (or compact license) required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Preferred: previous experience in skilled nursing, acute care, or continuing care.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and critical‑thinking skills.
• Basic computer skills.