Registered Nurse Ortho Trauma -Full Time Nights

Texas Health Resources; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Paid time off (PTO)

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Job summary

Texas Health Fort Worth is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Orthopedic Trauma Department to provide high-quality patient care on a 36-bed unit in the Justin Tower.

This full-time, 7P-7A position includes rotating weekends and holidays, with opportunities for education and career growth and a supportive leadership team.

The unit treats adolescent and adult trauma and orthopedic cases, with telemetry as needed and strong emphasis on patient safety and continuity of care.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or Nursing Diploma required.
• BSN preferred.
• One-year experience as a clinical nurse, or completion of an RN residency program.
• Current BLS (required) – prior to providing independent patient care.
• CPI training within 90 days of hire (required)
• 1+ years of Med/surg, Trauma or Orthopedic RN experience in acute care setting (preferred)
• ONC – Orthopedic Nurse Certified within 2 years (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Delivers care to patients utilizes 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.

Skills

BLS Certification

CPI Training

RN Residency

Education

Associate Degree or Nursing Diploma

BSN preferred

Job description

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Registered Nurse (RN) Ortho Trauma Department

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) Rotating 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
• 36 bed Orthopedic Trauma/ Joint Replacement Unit in the Justin Tower- We provide care for patients with trauma and orthopedic injuries. The unit cares primarily for adolescent and adult patients who have traumatic injuries, and orthopedic trauma. Additionally, patients requiring telemetry monitoring may be cared for on this unit. Typical patient injuries can be comprised of rib fractures, distal orthopedic injuries, traumatic spinal injuries, closed head injuries with and without state of confusion, traumatic amputations, hemothorax’s, pneumothoraxes, and etc.

Here’s What You Need

• Associate degree or Nursing Diploma required
• BSN preferred
• One-year experience as a clinical nurse, or completion of an RN residency program.
• Current BLS (required) –prior to providing independent patient care.
• CPI training within 90 days of hire (required)
• 1+ years of Med/surg, Trauma or Orthopedic RN experience in acute care setting (preferred)
• Strong med/surg experience including charge/preceptor skills (preferred)
• ONC – Orthopedic Nurse Certified within 2 years (preferred)

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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