Registered Nurse Intermediate Care

Description

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a Registered Nurse Intermediate Care you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join St. David‘s South Austin Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses ‘s South Austin Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Critical Care Registered Nurse (RN) in the Intermediate Care (IMC) Unit, you will be responsible for performing patient assessments, developing a plan of care, implementing and evaluating care. You will be responsible for directing, monitoring and evaluating the care delegated to non-licensed personnel on the team.
· You will perform and document patient assessments at the time of the admission
· You will create a plan of care, including discharge plans, revise the plans based on the patients’ response to treatment and regularly evaluate plans for effectiveness
· You will document the outcomes of nursing interventions and patient responses
· You will provide educational materials to patients and families on care and treatments
· You will administer medications and complete treatments according to hospital policy
· You will perform venipuncture, administer and maintain IV fluids and IV medications
· You will review all new physician orders, ensure that orders are carried out and documented correctly, and verify that other departments are notified of orders and services
· You will provide accurate and relevant patient information reports to the Nurse Leader and to the on-coming shift to ensure continuity of care Requirements Experience
· 1 years of clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse (RN)
· Experience in an acute care setting – preferred
· Experience in an adult intensive care unit (ICU) or adult intermediate care unit (IMC) – preferred Education
· Associate‘s degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited nursing program
· Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) – preferred License and Certifications
· Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact Registered Nursing License. If Compact License Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire
· Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 60 months of employment start date
· Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
· NIH Stroke Scale must be obtained within 60 months of employment start date
· Trauma Care After Resuscitation, or Trauma Nursing Core Course must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date Benefits

St. David‘s South Austin Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home…