RN, Registered Nurse - Acute Neurology

RN, Registered Nurse - Acute Neurology at Christus Health summary:

The Registered Nurse in Acute Neurology provides comprehensive, independent nursing care for patients with neurological conditions, applying assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation. This role involves administering medications, monitoring patient responses, and educating patients and families while leading and delegating tasks to manage clinical situations effectively. The position requires a nursing degree, relevant experience, RN licensure, and adherence to professional nursing standards and competencies.

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:

7PM - 7AM

Work Type:

Full Time

Keywords:

registered nurse, acute neurology, nursing care, patient assessment, medication administration, clinical nursing, patient education, RN license, BLS certification, healthcare nursing