Registered Nurse Rehab

HCA Houston Healthcare; Tomball (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Wellbeing support and counseling

Paid time off and family leave

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver individualized, age-specific nursing care. You will assess patient needs, develop and implement care plans, and delegate tasks in accordance with the Texas Nurse Practice Act and hospital policy.

The role requires an RN license, an Associate Degree in Nursing, and at least 1 year of acute care experience. ACLS and BCLS certifications must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date, with competitive

Qualifications

• RN license and nursing degree required.
• ACLS and BCLS certifications must be obtained within 30 days of start date.
• 1 year of acute care experience.
• TX RN license and active licensure required.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to multiple patients directly or via delegation.
• Perform clinical hourly rounding and respond to patient needs.
• Deliver stroke and acute coronary syndrome care per guidelines.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds to improve core measures and communication.
• Document accurate nursing data and manage pain and restraints as applicable.
• Develop and implement individualized nursing care plans based on patient needs.

Skills

Direct patient care

Clinical rounding

Care coordination

Documentation

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

TX RN license

ACLS

BCLS

Job description

Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing individualized, age specific, goal directed care. The RN assesses the needs of the patient/client in order to develop a plan of care and then implements and evaluates the plan. The RN bases the plan of care on current nursing knowledge/skills and institutional methodology. The RN accepts assignments that are commensurate with his/her experience, knowledge and ability. The RN delegates tasks to the licensed and unlicensed personnel according to the Texas Nurse Practice Act and hospital policy.

What you will do in this role

• Provides for care of multiple patients either through direct care or appropriate delegation to other team members
• Provides direct patient care through clinical hourly rounding, anticipating and responding to needs
• Provides care to the stroke patient consistent with best-practice guidelines (Stroke Core Measure) compliance.
• Provides care to the acute coronary syndrome patient consistent with best-practice guidelines (Society of Chest Pain measures) and compliance.
• Participates in multidisciplinary approach to improve Core Measures performance with Inpatient measures
• Participates in multidisciplinary approach to improve communication among caregivers for the patient
• Participates in multidisciplinary approach to decrease hospital acquired conditions
• Participates in multidisciplinary approach to improve throughput for all patients from bed assignment to arrival to room with the goal of <60 minutes and a stretch time of 30 minutes under the direction and supervision of the licensed staff
• Gathers data relevant to the patient's individual, age specific needs and disease process
• Performs comprehensive nursing assessments of health status of patients
• Performs comprehensive nursing assessments and documents accurately for the management of pain for the patient
• Performs comprehensive nursing assessments and documents accurately for the management of restraints (when applicable) for the patient
• Documents appropriate and accurate data in the medical record
• Formulates a nursing care plan based on determination of nursing diagnoses
• Implements nursing care within the RN’s scope of practice

What qualifications you will need

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree
• 1 year of acute care experience
• TX RN license

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