Complex General Surgery Medical Surgical Registered Nurse

• Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition
• Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs
• Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention
• Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge
• Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs
• Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient
• Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety
• Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician
• Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications
• Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions
• Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions
• Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs
• Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation
• Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care
• Receives report from off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity
• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space
• Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location
• Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction
• Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately

• Associates Other in Nursing or Diploma
• At least one (1) year of RN experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) within 2 years from date of hire (current employees grandfathered before July 2020)
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements
• Registered Nurse: TX
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Bachelors Of Nursing

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and dependent adults
• Care for Caregivers: Resilience Through Adversity sessions
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching Retirement Programs
• Wellness Programs
• Up to $10,000 Relocation assistance