Registered Nurse Inpatient Acute Care WT

Position: Registered Nurse Inpatient Acute Care 20WT
We are searching for a Registered Nurse for our General Med/Surg unit (20WT)- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. 20WT is a 34 bed med/surg unit that sees kidney, liver transplant, renal and GI patients.

Think you've got what it takes?

Shift: Full Time Nights 7p-7a

Requirements:

* Bachelor's degree in nursing or an associate's degree, technical diploma, or current enrollment in a nursing bridge program is required

* Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification with American Heart Association are required

* One (1) year of professional nursing experience

* The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills

* Demonstrate good time and resource management skills

* Demonstrate flexibility

* Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills

* Operate unit specific equipment

* Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, ACLS and interdisciplinary collaboration

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Responsibilities:

* Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental ( age - appropriate), culture, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner.

* Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problem, and detects changes in patient status

* Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information and changes to the patient's condition; communicates this information to other health care team members and documents in the medical record.

* Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences and documents in the medical record

* Assists patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care as appropriate

* Assess patient family learning needs capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn prior to teaching.

* Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families, visitors, peers, and other health care team members.

* Administers and documents medications and treatments in a timely manner.

* Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge and utilize new skills needed to improve individual, team, and organizational performance.

* Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives.