RN L&D

CommonSpirit Health; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health’s St. Luke's Health-Sugar Land Hospital is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver high-quality, compassionate care. You will perform comprehensive assessments, implement care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

The role emphasizes critical thinking, urgency, and a patient-first mindset in a fast-paced environment, supporting both patient recovery and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Nursing is required.
• At least 1 year of RN experience.
• Competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations.
• TX RN license required.
• CPR within 14 days of hire.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 6 months.
• Stable Program within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Perform admission and ongoing patient assessments and notify changes to the physician.
• Design, direct, and document the plan of care and discharge goals with the team.
• Prepare patients for procedures and inform physicians of significant changes.
• Reassess patients after interventions and adjust care as needed.
• Provide bedside shift reports ensuring continuity of care to next nurse.
• Maintain a safe environment and promptly address safety concerns.

Skills

Assessment and clinical judgment

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Patient-centered care

Communication

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

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.

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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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, upon hire and
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 6 - months and
• Stable Program, within 6 - months

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health-Sugar Land Hospital is a 100 bed facility serving residents of Fort Bend County and Southwest Houston. Our Family Birthing Center provides exceptional care in a spa-like setting, creating a VIP (Very Important Pregnancy) experience for growing families. Since opening in 2008, our dedicated team of physicians, nurses and support staff has proudly delivered expert, compassionate care to our community. Our services range from heart care and neuroscience to robotic surgery.