Registered Nurse (RN II) - Progressive Care Unit - Full Time Days

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

Benefits offered by this job

401k

PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible spending accounts

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan forgiveness

Job summary

Texas Health Resources in Dallas seeks an RN II for the Progressive Care Unit. You will deliver patient care using the Nursing Process, assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate outcomes in a fast-paced setting.

Requirements include a Nursing Diploma and Associate degree; BSN preferred; 1 year RN experience or completion of RN residency; BCLS and ACLS within stated timelines. Opportunities for growth and multidisciplinary collaboration are available.

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma and/or degree required.
• RN experience preferred (1 year) or completion of RN residency.
• BCLS required prior to independent patient care; ACLS within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Delivers care to patients using the Nursing Process.
• Assesses the patient, plans care, intervenes, and evaluates outcomes.
• Maintains age-specific safety and infection control; coordinates transfers and information needs.
• Manages cardiac-focused care and various cardiac drips.

Education

Nursing Diploma

Associate degree in Nursing

BSN preferred

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN II) - Progressive Care Unit

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

Work location: Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX 75231

Work hours: Full Time 36 Hours, Days; 7:00 am - 7:00 pm; Rotating Weekends

Department Highlights:

• Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth
• Engaged leadership team
• Focused collaboration with multidisciplinary team
• Unit with great resources to provide the best patient care possible

Here’s What You Need

• Nursing Diploma required
• Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program required
• BSN preferred
• One-year experience as a registered nurse, or completion of an RN residency program required
• One-year strong Medical Telemetry experience in an Acute Care setting strongly preferred
• RN must practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act, serve as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator, and coordinator for quality patient care
• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days of hire

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
• Cardiac Focused Care
• Management of various cardiac drips

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness 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.
• Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we've won and more.

Entity Highlights:

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We're an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966. We specialize in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women's services, and emergency medicine, we've got it. Plus, we're a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women's imaging services. Texas Health Dallas is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Care Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Cycle IV Chest Pain Center, and a designated Magnet hospital. We're a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more. You belong here.

Texas Health requires a resume when an application is submitted.Employment opportunities are only reflective of wholly owned Texas Health Resources entities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.