Cath Lab RN

CommonSpirit Health; Lake Jackson (TX); On-site; USD 101,579,000 - 158,628,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health’s affiliated St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital in Lake Jackson, TX is seeking an RN to provide compassionate, high-quality patient care in a busy hospital setting.

The RN will perform assessments, develop and implement care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to promote optimal outcomes for patients and families. A supportive environment emphasizes urgency, clinical excellence, and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing and one year of RN experience.
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire.
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 days and Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: admissions and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition; provide nursing care meeting physical, psychological and spiritual needs.
• Planning: design and evaluate plan of care, educate patient/family, coordinate discharge.
• Implementation: prepare patients for treatments and procedures; report significant changes; follow safety protocols.
• Evaluation: reassess patients after interventions and modify care as needed.
• Report Skills: give and receive Bedside Shift Report and ensure continuity of care.

Skills

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Patient care

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

Tools

CPR (BLS)

ACLS

Job description

*Job Summary and Responsibilities*

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• 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
• Job Requirements*Required
• Associates Degree in Nursing and one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire and
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital is located on a beautiful, 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson, Texas. Offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and comprehensive treatment services, our hospital is home to a 154-bed patient tower, level III trauma center, advanced cardiac care center, and full-service, multidisciplinary cancer center. Our team consists of over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 highly skilled employees to meet our patients' medical needs. South Brazoria County's premier healthcare system, St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital is dedicated to providing quality care with compassion for the communities we serve.

*Pay Range*

$35.45 - $55.36 /hour