RN Med Surg

St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality patient care across a 106-bed facility serving Northwest Houston communities.

You will perform assessments, develop and execute care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes. The role requires an Associate's degree in Nursing, TX RN licensure, at least 1 year of RN experience, and CPR certification within 14 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Nursing required.
• At least one year of RN experience required at hire.
• Registered Nurse: TX licensure on hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition and provide nursing care.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate the care plan.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team for patient outcomes.
• Ensure patient safety, medication administration, and documentation.
• Communicate effectively during shift handoffs and with families.

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

At least 1 year of RN experience

Registered Nurse licensure in TX

Basic Life Support - CPR

Job description

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.

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
• 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
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire