Registered Nurse II FIVE NORTH SURGERY

Methodist Healthcare System; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits for medical and dental coverage

401(k) Plan with matching contributions

Tuition assistance and student loan support

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Methodist Healthcare System in San Antonio seeks a Registered Nurse II for the FIVE NORTH SURGERY unit. In this role, you'll deliver high-quality patient-centered care and work collaboratively with medical providers to ensure the best patient outcomes. You'll be an advocate for patients and families, embodying the values of the organization.

This position requires an RN diploma or degree, and 1 year of RN experience. Benefits include comprehensive medical coverage, retirement savings plans, and educational support. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• 1 Year RN experience Required.

Responsibilities

• Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift.
• Perform procedures as ordered by medical providers and ensure documentation.
• Educate patients and families about medications and treatment plans.
• Maintain patient information confidentiality.

Skills

Patient assessment

Patient education

Medication administration

Critical thinking

Education

Registered Nurse Diploma or Bachelor's or Associate Degree

Job description

Overview

As a Registered Nurse II FIVE NORTH SURGERY, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn – whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.

What you will do in this role:

• Assess the patient\'s condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s), and ensure thorough and timely documentation of care administration in the patient\'s medical record. Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
• Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the patient\'s medical condition, treatment plan, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, ensuring complete understanding by translating complex medical terminology.
• Apply nursing judgment through a thorough, systematic approach of applying the nursing process to include: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation/reassessment.
• Assessment: Conduct comprehensive, timely, and ongoing focused physical, psychosocial and pain assessments; include assessment of patient education needs.
• Planning: Identify problems, make nursing diagnoses, formulate goals, teaching plans and outcomes to create an individualized plan of care; identify patient goals, readiness to learn and incorporate family into the plan of care.
• Implementation: Prioritize and implement a competent, prioritized and efficient nursing plan of care.
• Evaluation/Reassessment: Conduct timely evaluation, anticipate changes in patient conditions, determine reassessments needed, adjust the plan of care, and communicate with the patient care team. Maintain hand-off communication (SBAR), document entries, and ensure safety practices and adherence to policies.
• Demonstrate critical thinking, scientific judgment, and organizational skills. Maintain current nursing knowledge to assure a safe working environment. Follow safety policies and oxygen, infection prevention, fall prevention, medication administration safety, hourly rounding, and AIDET principles.
• Supervise tasks delegated to unlicensed personnel and be accountable for tasks performed according to Texas BON rules for delegated nursing tasks (Chapter 224).
• Participate in performance improvement activities and quality initiatives. Assist in providing education for staff and share information/resources with team members.
• Maintain patient information confidentiality and privacy; ensure secure handling of both written and electronic records.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Registered Nurse Diploma, or Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree
• No Travel Required
• 1 Year RN experience Required

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, and retirement readiness tools
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing\’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
HCA Healthcare

Methodist Hospital Metropolitan houses 370 bed. We house the largest emergency room in downtown San Antonio. Our women’s pavilion is the only freestanding, center city facility dedicated to the health of women and their newborn babies. We welcome nearly 3,000 newborns into the world each year. We are home to the Methodist Weight Loss Center. We have been designated an American Society for Metabolic Surgery Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence®. We were the premier Texas hospital to earn a Gold Seal of Approval for Sepsis Certification. Join our accredited team today.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse II FIVE NORTH SURGERY opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.