Post Surgical Acute RN

St Joseph Health; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph Health in Bryan, Texas is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care within an interdisciplinary team. The role emphasizes critical assessments, skilled procedures, and comprehensive care plans to support patient recovery and outcomes.

The ideal candidate holds an ADN, has at least 1 year of RN experience, a TX RN license, and BLS/CPR certification. A BSN is preferred, with a collaborative, patient-first mindset and commitment to safety.

Qualifications

• ADN required at hire.
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience.
• Current TX RN license at hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) within 14 days.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: Assess patient condition, perform nursing care and notify physician of changes.
• Planning: Design and document plan of care and patient education.
• Implementation: Prepare patients for treatments, report changes, and follow safety protocols.
• Report Skills: Provide comprehensive shift reports for continuity of care.
• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintain safe patient care environment and address safety concerns.
• Supplies: Document charges and supplies used for patient care.

Skills

CPR Certification

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

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 be successful in this 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 the doctor of changes in assessment that require attention. Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physicians as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
• 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.
• Report Skills: Gives and receives reports using the 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 the appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.
• Supplies: Maintains accurate documentation of charges and supplies used to provide patient care through cost containment measures.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Of Nursing, upon hire
• At least one (1) year of RN experience
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire

Where You'll Work

St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley since 1936 (Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville (TX)). St. Joseph has a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley.

St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring Primary Care, Express Clinics and Imaging and Diagnostic Services.