RN Endoscopy

CHI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 101,579,000 - 158,629,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health–The Vintage Hospital in Houston hires an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care. You will perform assessments, develop care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include planning, implementing, and evaluating care while maintaining safety and efficiency in a fast-paced setting. RN license in TX is required, as well as CPR and ACLS certification within stated timeframes.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Nursing required.
• At least 1 year of RN experience.
• TX RN license upon hire.
• CPR within 14 days and ACLS within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and daily care planning.
• Design and document plans of care with goals.
• Physically, psychologically, and spiritually prepare patients for procedures.
• Reassess and modify care based on patient needs and physician input.
• Give thorough bedside reports to oncoming staff for continuity.
• Maintain safe patient care environment and address hazards.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient care

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

Tools

CPR certification

ACLS certification

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
• Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
• Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.
• Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
• Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity.
• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate's degree in Nursing and
• At least one (1) year of RN experience
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 days and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 months

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health–The Vintage Hospital is 106 bed facility that is nationally-recognized for providing high-quality, compassionate care to Northwest Houston communities including Willowbrook, Champions and Tomball. With the resources and expertise of the St. Luke’s Health system, St. Luke's-The Vintage offers the latest advancements in diagnostic and surgical services, including heart care, lung health and orthopedics. St. Luke’s Health is a member of CommonSpirit.

Pay Range

$35.45 - $55.36 /hour