Registered Nurse - FT - Nights - Neonatal Intensive Care

Methodist Health System; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist Health System in Plano, TX (United States) seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-level, patient-centered care within a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team. The role emphasizes compassionate care, clear communication, and professional growth.

You will render professional nursing care using the nursing process, supervise team members, and collaborate with others to ensure age-appropriate care. The position supports hospital mission and values.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable about hospital policies, procedures, and nursing care standards and utilizes these when providing nursing care.
• Work experience: Minimum 12 months NICU RN experience or completion of Nurse Residency Program
• Works with confidential material

Responsibilities

• Communicate clearly and openly
• Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment
• Be accountable for your performance
• Always look for ways to improve the patient experience
• Take initiative for your professional growth
• Be engaged and eager to build a winning team
• Adheres to hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment
• Assumes responsibility for the nursing components of the patient/family educational processes
• Communicates to the team, co-workers, patients, and family members and evaluates understanding of informational manner
• Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, self, coworkers, and facility
• Ensures complete, accurate, and timely written communication of patient information
• Provides a therapeutic environment through safe, accurate, and timely medication and IV administration
• Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance and for professional growth and development
• Utilizes the nursing process to ensure quality patient care throughout the episode of care
• Other duties as assigned
• Age-Specific Care Considerations: Vary Based On Specialty

Skills

Nursing care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Patient communication

Education

BSN preferred

Texas RN license

BLS Certification

Department certifications as required

Job description

Hours of Work :Days Of Week :Work Shift :Job Description :Job Purpose:

• In this highly technical, fast-paced, and challenging nursing position, you'll work with multidisciplinary team members to provide our patients the best care. You'll be at the heart of our patient-centered care, valued for your compassion as you continually strive to improve the patient experience. With clear communication and dedication to building relationships that promote a collaborative environment, you'll be accountable for your performance and empowered to take initiative for your professional growth - while being engaged and eager to build a winning team.
• Registered Nurse (RN) renders highly professional and technical nursing care to assigned patients. Provides direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). Directs and supervises other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with unit standards of care.
• Supports the mission, vision, values and strategic goals of Methodist Health System.

Job Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing. BSN Preferred
• Current license to practice professional nursing in the state of Texas
• Current Basic Life Support Certification
• Additional certifications as required by department

Related Work Experience and Other Skills:

• Knowledgeable about hospital policies, procedures, and nursing care standards and utilizes these when providing nursing care.
• Work experience: Minimum 12 months NICU RN experience or completion of Nurse Residency Program
• Works with confidential material

Job Responsibilities:

• Communicate clearly and openly
• Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment
• Be accountable for your performance
• Always look for ways to improve the patient experience
• Take initiative for your professional growth
• Be engaged and eager to build a winning team

Job Roles:

• Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
• Assumes responsibility for the nursing components of the patient/family/significant other educational processes.
• Communicates to the team, co-workers, patients, and family members and evaluates understanding of informational manner.
• Creates and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, self, coworkers, and facility.
• Ensures complete, accurate, and timely written communication of patient information.
• Provides a therapeutic environment through safe, accurate, and timely medication and IV administration.
• Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance and for professional growth and development.
• Utilizes the nursing process to ensure quality patient care is provided throughout the episode of care.
• Other duties as assigned

Age-Specific Care Considerations:

Vary Based On Specialty

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Factors (% of Time):

• 20 - Standing Stationary
• 60 - Standing/Moving About
• 15 - Sitting
• 2 - Climbing
• 20 - Bending (stooping/crouching)
• 2 - Kneeling
• 1 - Crawling
• 30 - Reaching
• 90 - Handling
• 90 - Talking
• 0 - Driving
• 15 - Smelling

Hearing (% of Time):

• 100 - Normal Noise Level
• 0 - Occasional Loud Noise
• 0 - Constant/Very Loud Noise
• 0 - Constant Low Level Noise

Hazardous Conditions (% of Time):

• 5 - Respiratory Irritants