Description

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!

At Saint Luke's Hospital, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That's why we offer more than a job - we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

General Functions:
Assesses human responses and adaptation to actual or potential health problems of the patient,
family and/or significant other
Institutes and initiates a plan for patient care based on the initial assessment; implements and
continuously evaluates interventions; reassesses patient needs on an on-going basis.
Recognizes changing patient condition and utilizes unit resources, chain of command and Rapid
Response Team (RRT) in a timely and appropriate manner
Documents all plans and care provided
Identifies need for education of patient, family and/or significant other and provides education
through individualized instruction, the use of written materials and/or other available resources
Assigns nursing care to licensed staff, delegates nursing care to unlicensed staff and coordinates the
flow of work
Calculates and administers medications
Coordinates and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in the planning and management
of patient care
Participates in discharge planning; provides instruction to patient/family
Maintains and promotes professional standards and development by participating in inservices,
committees, staff meetings
Serves as a role model for compassionate care and service excellence and commits to Studer
Principles and "must haves"
Facilitates patient movement within the department and through the facility, proactively managing
patient admissions, discharges and transfers
Manages patient hand-offs at shift change and between department and facilities; utilizes
documentation tools for hand-offs as required
Provides every patient the defined standard of care (ie; core measures, chest pain protocol)
Utilized resources efficiently and effectively
Maintains safe environment
Addresses patient population-specific needs (clinical)
Participates in Performance Improvement Activities

Position Summary

Under minimal supervision, provides nursing care for a group of patients assigned to the nurse based on matching the patients' needs with the nurse' competencies. Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
PREFERRED EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: None
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Two years in acute care. Previous clinical nursing experience.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE: Possession of current Texas State License for Registered Nurse
PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE:
REQUIRED COURSES/COMPLETIONS (e.g., CPR):

• Must have active healthcare provider Basic Life Support on hire (ARC or AHA); however, must have AHA Healthcare Provider BLS within 60 days of hire.
• AHA ACLS must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into role (LABOR & DELIVERY)
  *Should be completed before the end of the orientation period
• AHA NRP must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into role (LABOR & DELIVERY or any nurse floated into L&D)
  *Should be completed before the end of the orientation period
• Fetal Monitoring - L&D and Antepartum: Novice RNs are required to complete GNOSIS introduction to Fetal
  Heart Monitoring with 30 days from hire date or transfer date into unit and AWHONN Intermediate Heart
  Monitoring with 8 months of L&D Orientation. Experienced L&D RNs (>1 yr experience) must have AWHONN
  Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring on hire or within the first 90 days of hire,
• S.T.A.B.L.E. - Level 2 Nursery-Must provide proof of prior completion or obtain within 6 months of hire or transfer date into unit (Renewal is not required).
• AHA PALS must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into role (PEDIATRICS)

#LI-AP1
2503031877
Requisition #: 2503031877

bx2d9wfr1