RN ICU - Internal Contract

Medical Center SE Texas Port Arthur; Port Arthur (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical Center SE Texas Port Arthur in Port Arthur, TX, seeks a Registered Nurse to direct, plan and organize unit nursing activities during an assigned shift, focusing on patient, physician and staff needs.

Responsibilities include delivering skilled patient care, coordinating care across the nursing, medical and ancillary teams, advocating for patients, and maintaining current standards of professional nursing practice.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in Critical Care.
• Current RN licensure in Texas.
• Certification per unit specific competency (BLS, CPI, etc.).
• NIHS Scale, stroke education, cardiac education and ortho education as per department specific competencies.

Responsibilities

• Make patient care assignments based on patient acuity and staff competencies.
• Promote a patient-centered culture of safety, teamwork and accountability.
• Evaluate and modify patient care assignments as needed.
• Demonstrate clinical reasoning and re-prioritize patient/unit needs as required.
• Assist in orientation, evaluation and supervision of agency/temporary staff and new nurses.

Skills

Critical Care experience

Team communication

Education

RN licensure in Texas

Unit-specific certifications (BLS, CPI)

NIHS education for stroke/cardiac/ortho

Job description

Position Summary

The RN is responsible and accountable for directing, planning, and organizing the nursing activities on the unit for an assigned shift with focus on patient, physician and staff needs. The RN is responsible for delivering skilled patient care through the nursing process in accordance with established policies and procedures; for coordinating patient care through the nursing process in accordance with established policies and procedures; for coordinating care among patient/family, medicine, nursing, ancillary, and other team personnel; acts as patient advocate; and maintains current knowledge and standards of professional nursing practice.

Duties

• Make patient care assignments based on patient acuity and the skill, experience and competencies of the nursing staff with consideration for a collaborative, harmonious and compatible nurse-patient relationship.
• Promotion of a patient-centered culture of safety, teamwork, accountability, communication and efficiency.
• Evaluate and modify patient care assignments as needed.
• Demonstrate effective clinical reasoning, the ability to effectively reprioritize patient/unit needs and implement rescue efforts as warranted.
• Assisting in the orientation, evaluation and supervision of agency/temporary staff, new nurses and other staff as needed.
• Demonstrates understanding of suicide prevention and patient restraints for sitting assignments of 1:1 care, frequent checks and continuous observation of patients.
• Effective communication between nursing and other hospital staff, physicians, patients, their families, and visitors as appropriate, regarding but not limited to:
  • Changes in patients' condition
  • Results of diagnostic tests
  • Safety and quality of care concerns
  • Customer satisfaction concerns
• Delegates tasks or interventions in accordance with the Texas Administrative Code Rule 224.6 to ensure patient safety through ongoing supervision and accountability.
• Activates the Chain of Command as appropriate.
• Ensures compliance with hospital policies and procedures, regulatory and statutory requirements including but not limited to:
  • Core Measures
  • Infection Control standards
  • CMS
  • NIAHO/DNV
  • OSHA
  • State of Texas

Qualifications

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

1. Experience of 2 years in Critical Care.
2. Current RN licensure in the state of Texas.
3. Certification per unit specific competency (i.e. BLS, CPI, etc.).
4. NIHS Scale, stroke education, cardiac education and ortho education as per department specific competencies.