L&D Nurse

CommonSpirit Health; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide compassionate, high-quality care. You will perform comprehensive assessments, plan and implement patient care, participate in interdisciplinary collaboration, and advocate for patient safety in a fast-paced setting.

The role requires BLS CPR and NRP certification with RN licensure in Texas; 1+ year RN experience and ADN or higher. Hospital-based care with a patient-first mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• At least one (1) year of RN experience.
• Associate Of Nursing.
• Registered Nurse: TX.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 days.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: Admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition; provide nursing care to meet physical, psychological and spiritual needs.
• Planning: Design, direct, evaluate, and document the plan of care and discharge planning with multi-disciplinary collaboration.
• Implementation: Prepare patients for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies; report changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader or physician.
• Evaluation: Reassess patients after interventions and adjust care to evolving needs.
• Report Skills: Deliver and receive bedside shift reports; ensure continuity of care.
• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintain safe environment; handle equipment and supplies; promote quality and patient safety.

Skills

RN Experience

TX License

BLS CPR

NRP Certification

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Texas RN License

Neonatal Resuscitation Program

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.

• 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.

Job Requirements

Required

• At least one (1) year of RN experience


• Associate Of Nursing


• Registered Nurse: TX


• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and


• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 6 - months

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire

Where You'll Work

St. Luke’s Health – Memorial Lufkin is a 279 bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit health system. Serving East Texas, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin provides more than a quarter of a million patient services annually and contributes millions of dollars in local charity care and community support. We’re the area’s first Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center, with board‑certified neurologists and neurosurgeons offering full‑stream stroke care. Nationally recognized as a HealthCare Center of Excellence, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin offers compassionate, comprehensive health care, including off‑campus rehab and outpatient facilities and services. In addition to its large emergency department, there are 32 private rooms, dedicated imaging and OBGYN, wound care, infusion and lab services.