RN Med Surg

CommonSpirit Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 48,835 - 76,263; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide compassionate, high-quality care at St. Luke's Health–The Vintage Hospital in Houston. Responsible for assessing patient needs, developing care plans, and ensuring optimal patient outcomes, the RN will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

The ideal candidate must have an Associate's degree in Nursing and at least one year of RN experience. The position requires Texas RN licensure and Basic Life Support certification.

Join us to make a difference in patient recovery and your career!

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of RN experience upon hire.
• Registered Nurse license in Texas required upon hire.
• Competence in Registered Nurse performance expectations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient assessments and provide nursing care.
• Develop and document patient care plans.
• Prepare patients for treatments and surgeries.
• Reassess patients following interventions.
• Maintain safety in the patient environment.

Skills

Patient care

Critical thinking

Assessment skills

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

Bachelors of Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support - AHA BLS

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our 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

• Associate’s degree in Nursing
• At least one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - AHA BLS, within 14 days

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire

Where You’ll Work

St. Luke's Health–The Vintage Hospital is a 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