RN OR

Catholic Health Initiatives; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 49,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health-Sugar Land Hospital in Sugar Land, TX is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver compassionate, high-quality care and support throughout the patient care plan. The role emphasizes timely assessments, care planning, and collaborative teamwork within an interdisciplinary environment.

The position requires an Associate's degree in Nursing, active Texas RN license, and BLS/CPR within 14 days. The facility offers a dynamic, fast-paced setting with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Nursing is required.
• At least 1 year of RN experience required.
• Texas RN license on hire or before start date.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition and provide nursing care meeting physical, psychological and spiritual needs.
• Plan, implement, document the plan of care and discharge needs; collaborate with other disciplines.
• Prepare patients for treatments, surgeries and diagnostics; report significant changes.
• Reassess patients and adjust care; notify physician as needed.
• Utilize bedside shift reports for continuity of care and delegate tasks as needed.
• Maintain safe environment and promptly address patient safety concerns.

Skills

RN experience

CPR

Bedside report

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

Bachelor'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.

• 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

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.

Pay Range

$35.45 - $55.36 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.