Registered Nurse; RN Med Surg General Surgical Unit - PRN Rotating

Overview

Job : . Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg General Surgical Dept.

Work location:

Texas Health Fort Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104.

Work hours:

PRN “As Needed” Days/Nights - Rotating Weekends/Holidays. PRN I requires a minimum of 1 shift per six-week schedule.

• Deliver care to a wide variety of post-op patients including: complex gastro-intestinal and abdominal surgeries and plastics-related wound care cases requiring ostomy, drain and wound vac management.
• Utilize the Nursing Process: assess the patient, plan care, intervene as appropriate, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
• Incorporate age-specific safety and infection control measures into patient care.
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others' need for information.
• Maintain continuity of patient care across shifts, inter-hospital transfers, and during expediting out-of-hospital transfers.

• Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth
• Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team
• 36-bed unit
• The General Surgical Nurse provides care to a wide variety of post-op patients including: complex gastro-intestinal and abdominal surgeries and plastics-related wound care cases requiring ostomy, drain and wound vac management.
• MAGNET facility
• Level I Trauma Center

• Associate Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing required
• BSN preferred
• Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire required
• BCLS – before providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required
• CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training – within 90 days of hire
• 1-year experience as a registered nurse in an acute care setting required
• 2-years experience as a clinical nurse in an acute care setting preferred

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
• Assesses the patient
• Plans the care of the patient
• Intervenes as appropriate
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporates age-specific safety/infection control measures into patient care
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others’ need for information
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
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