Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical/Trauma (Full time Nights)

Texas Health Resources, Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Online continuing education

Nursing certification test-prep

Shared governance

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Texas Health Resources, Inc. seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) for Medical-Surgical/Trauma on the Dallas campus. This full-time night shift (36 hrs/week) rotates weekends and holidays, in a 23-bed unit dedicated to traumatic injuries.

You will deliver care using the Nursing Process, assess patients, plan and intervene, and ensure safety and infection control. BCLS required; RN-Residency or 1 year RN experience preferred; higher degrees encouraged.

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma or higher and Associate's Degree in Nursing.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• One year RN experience or completion of an RN residency.
• RN licensure and BCLS certification prior to independent patient care.

Responsibilities

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process.
• Assesses the patient and plans the care.
• Intervenes as appropriate and evaluates outcomes.
• Maintains age-specific safety and infection control measures.
• Ensures continuity of patient care across shifts and transfers.
• Provides Cardiac Focused Care and manages cardiac drips.

Skills

Nursing care

Nursing assessment

Care planning

Patient safety

Education

Nursing Diploma

Associate's Degree Nursing

Bachelor's Degree Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical /Trauma (Full time Nights) Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

• Work location: Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75231
• Work environment: 23-bed trauma med surgical unit specialized in treating patients suffering from traumatic injuries.
• Work hours: Full Time Nights 36hrs/week (7p-7a)– rotating weekend and holidays

Here’s what you need:

• Nursing Diploma Nursing
• Associate's Degree Nursing
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred
• One Year Experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program
• RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire
• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly

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

• Unlimited access to online continuing education for professional and career development. Plus an RN Step Program including NCAP and a nursing certification test-prep content for specialty nurses.
• A Nursing Excellence Advisory Board to provide the framework and methodology for funding projects to improve the quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• A strong shared governance structure featuring unit-based councils that empower nurses to shape their work environment.
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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.

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