RN Residency - FT - Days 3:3 - Nrs Admin

DHR Health; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

DHR Health in Edinburg, TX is offering an RN Residency program for new graduates and nurses with limited hospital experience. The residency emphasizes a structured transition-to-practice with mentorship and leadership development, aiming to build confidence and clinical proficiency under supervision.

This full-time Days 3:3 residency focuses on delivering safe patient care using the nursing process, fostering growth and readiness for independent practice within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• High School/GED required.
• Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Temporary GN permit or RN license from the State of Texas prior to beginning employment required.
• ACLS certification within three (3) months after transfer into home based department (as applicable to department).
• PALS certification within six (6) months after transfer into home based department (as applicable to department).
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Nights and/or weekend work will be required.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others.
• Accountable for the management and provision of patient care in assigned area.
• Assesses patients’ needs for nursing care and other services.
• Collaborates with physicians, other services, patients and families to plan care and evaluate outcomes.
• Improves practice by integrating results and theories of research studies and actively participates in data collection for current studies.
• Demonstrates clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies.
• Ensures integration of safety and quality standards into practice and delivery of team care.
• Documents care according to established standards.
• Accesses, inputs and retrieves information from computer systems.
• Assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services.
• Acts as a patient and family advocate to uphold patient rights.
• Organizes and prioritizes work of patient care team.
• Trains, coaches and assists team members to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources.
• Effectively and consistently functions in related roles as required, e.g., charge nurse, preceptor or protocol manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Communication skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Time management

Education

High School/GED

Graduation from accredited school of professional nursing

RN license (TX) or temporary GN permit

Tools

ACLS

PALS

Job description

RN Residency - FT - Days 3:3 - Nrs Admin - 19612

US:TX:Edinburg | NURSING & EDUCATION | Full Time

Posted a week ago

Description

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days - 3x3

Summary:

POSITION SUMMARY:

Residency nurses will initiate professional nursing practice careers in a supportive environment committed to mentoring, coaching and learning. They will build confidence through a structured, professional transition-into-practice experience that is customized to individual developmental needs. They will also develop leadership skills that will positively impact the clinical practice environment and patient outcomes.They will provide safe and effective nursing care to assigned patients utilizing the nursing process. Must practice nursing under the direct supervision of a registered nurse during their orientation period.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS

• High School/GED required.

• Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing
• Temporary GN permit or RN license from the State of Texas prior to beginning employment required.
• ACLS certification within three (3) months after transfer into home based department (as applicable to department)
• PALS certification within six (6) months after transfer into home based department (as applicable to department)
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Nights and/or weekend work will be required

POSITION KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

• New graduate nurse or RN with less than 12 months experience
• RN with limited or no hospital experience
• Knowledge of State, Federal, and JCAHO regulations.

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Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices.
• Accountable for the management and provision of patient care in assigned area
• Assesses patients’ needs for nursing care and other services
• Collaborates with physicians, other services, patients and patients’ families to plan care and evaluate outcomes
• Improves practice by integrating results and theories of research studies and actively participates in data collection for current studies
• Demonstrates clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies
• Ensures integration of safety and quality standards into practice and delivery of team care
• Documents care according to established standards
• Accesses, inputs and retrieves information from computer systems
• Assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services
• Acts as a patient and family advocate in order to uphold patient rights
• Organizes and prioritizes work of patient care team
• Trains, coaches and assists team members to ensure optimum patient care and efficient use of resources
• Effectively and consistently functions in related roles as required, e.g., charge nurse, preceptor or protocol manager
• Other duties as assigned.

Other information:

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES

(Chain-of-command)

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA)

A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

• Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.
• Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.
• Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.
• Pulling hand over hand
• Pushing
• Repeated bending
• Stooping/Bending
• Reaching above shoulder
• Climbing Stairs
• Climbing Ladders
• Dual simultaneous grasping
• Depth Perceptions needed
• Ability to see
• Identify Colors
• Operating office equipment
• Operating mechanical equipment
• Ability to read and write
• Ability to Count
• Ability to hear verbal communication without aid
• Operating Personal Vehicle
• Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication
• Other: Ability to deal with stress

B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3

I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.

If applicable __________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.

Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________