Registered Nurse - Acute Medical - Full Time Nights

Texas Health Resources; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Texas Health Resources in Fort Worth is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Acute Medical Department. This full-time night shift 7 PM–7 AM supports a 36-hour workweek on a 38-bed unit with telemonitoring and a focus on patient-centered care.

As a BSN preferred facility with RN residency pathway, you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care using the Nursing Process, while maintaining safety and infection control, and collaborating with our experienced teams.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or Nursing Diploma required.
• BSN preferred.
• One-year RN experience or completion of an RN residency program.
• Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing on hire.
• BCLS (AHA) prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly.
• CPI training within 90 days of hire.
• 2+ years Med/Surg RN experience in an acute care setting preferred.
• Strong med/surg experience including charge/preceptor skills.

Responsibilities

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process.
• Assesses the patient.
• Plans the care of the patient.
• Intervenes as appropriate.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions.
• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information.
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and during transfers.

Skills

RN license

Med/Surg

Charge nurse

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

BSN preferred

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) Acute Medical Dept

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. Fort Worth TX 76104

Work hours: Full Time (7P-7A) for 36 hrs/week. Weekend and holiday requirements

Department highlights:

• Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth

• Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team

• 38 bed Acute Medical unit improves the quality of care for the medical patient. Patients are admitted to this floor for multiple acute chronic diseases such as TB, GI, Pneumonia, Dialysis, Ortho as well as trachs, isolations and cardiac overflow. All beds can be tele monitored

• We are a General Medicine Residency unit which has Medicine Interns and second and third year Medicine Physicians on the unit 24/7.

• No Lift Environment - unit has been recognized for not having employee injuries for over 10 years. Come work with the Best!

Here’s What You Need

• Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program or Nursing Diploma required

• BSN preferred

• One-year experience as a registered nurse, or completion of an RN residency program.

• Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire

• BCLS (AHA) prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly

• CPI training within 90 days of hire

• 2+ years Med/Surg RN experience in an acute care setting preferred.

• Prefer strong med/surg experience including charge/preceptor skills

What You Will Do

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process

• Assesses the patient

• Plans the care of the patient

• Intervenes as appropriate

• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions

• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.

• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information

• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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