Inpatient RN; Registered Nurse

South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital is dedicated in exceeding expectations through building relationships with patients, physicians, staff and community. Come join an amazing team of leaders who will challenge and inspire you. Our mission is to make our patients feel like family by going over and beyond and providing exceptional care. We encourage our hospital to empower others, build one another up and continue to grow!

We are currently seeking like‑minded employees to provide exceptional and quality care to our patients. We want you to help be the face of our hospital as we are proud to provide extraordinary quality care.

• Adheres to staffing schedules, attendance policy, and cooperates with daily assignments as requested.
• Demonstrates skills as a team player. As a Registered Nurse, shows appropriate delegation, while directing and supervising ancillary personnel in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating patient care in the ER/Medical/Surgical clinical areas according to accepted standards. May be requested to perform charge duties.
• Provides direct patient care in the assigned clinical areas and demonstrates clinical competence.
• Participates in orientation of new staff, ensures facility morale exemplifies the mission and values of the facility.
• Demonstrates ability to solve problems timely and constructively; maintains focus on improving the situation.
• Willingness to teach others and participate in competency programs.
• Completes Cornerstone modules in a timely manner annually.
• Participates in all staff meetings for department and facility for informative and educational purposes.
• Demonstrates highly effective communication skills with staff, management, physicians, patients, and family members.
• Establishes and maintains exceptional service to all customers including physicians, patients and employees with the goal of delighting all customers.
• Participates in service recovery by taking ownership of the situation and correcting problems. Keeps customers informed of progress related to clinical operations and provides comfort, information and assistance during the process.
• Models appropriate interaction with physicians, patients and staff to ensure high level of service in all areas of responsibility.
• Reviews daily schedule and prepares patient care areas based upon types of procedures and specific patient care needs.
• Communicates changes in status as necessary to physicians, family members, and other staff.
• Completes physical and psycho/social assessment.
• Complete and document physician orders, obtain necessary diagnostic test results and notifies appropriate physicians and staff regarding variances and/or concerns.
• Completes and documents discharge phone calls and reports problems and/or concerns.
• Completes the Nursing Notes and assures all patients have met the discharge criteria prior to discharge; and provides all patients specific discharge instructions.
• Assures the delivery of quality clinical care through participation in SP benchmarking programs.
• Assures facility clinical policies and procedures are followed.
• Maintains a safe clinical environment, adheres to all patient care safety requirements.
• Reviews and participates in performance improvement initiatives.
• Medical record documentation is accurate, legible, and in accordance with federal and accrediting standards.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.
• Conserves resources and minimizes cost when possible.
• Participates and assists with implementation of cost saving initiatives for the department.
• Communicates ideas for cost containment and reducing expense.
• Appropriate staffing levels and overtime is below established benchmarks.
• Through competency and customer service, employee will contribute to the growth of the facility.
• Employee communicates service line development ideas with facility leadership.
• Employee engages in customer service conversations with physicians as adjunct to facility marketing initiatives.

• Demonstrates eligibility for employment in the U.S.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing with current and valid licensure with Texas State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse.
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