Medical Surgical RN

CommonSpirit Health; Lake Jackson (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital in Lake Jackson, Texas seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver high-quality, compassionate patient care.

You will perform assessments, plan and implement care, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes. The role requires strong critical thinking, fast-paced efficiency, and a patient-first mindset; BLS/CPR within 14 days and Texas RN license upon hire are expected.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing or Diploma required.
• At least 1 year of RN experience upon hire.
• Texas RN license upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) within 14 days.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: Admission and ongoing assessment of patient condition; provide care for physical, psychological and spiritual needs; notify changes to doctor.
• Planning: Design and document plan of care, educate patient/family, coordinate discharge plans with other disciplines.
• Implementation: Prepare patients for treatments, surgeries and diagnostics; report changes; follow safety protocols.
• Evaluation: Reassess patients after interventions; notify physician to modify care as needed.
• Report Skills: Give and receive bedside reports with family participation; ensure continuity of care.
• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintain safe environment; remove used equipment; uphold quality and safety goals.

Skills

RN

Patient care

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

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

• Associates Other in Nursing or Diploma At least one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire
• 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

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire and

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.