Critical Care Fellowship RN-Surgical ICU

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

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) for Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas, to deliver high-quality patient care. The RN will be responsible for patient assessments, care planning, implementing treatment protocols, and ensuring safety initiatives are followed.

Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's in Nursing and Texas RN license, with the opportunity to advance their careers in a renowned medical facility recognized for excellence in patient care and innovative research.

Qualifications

• One (1) year of RN experience upon hire.
• Registered Nurse license in Texas upon hire.
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient assessments and provide tailored care.
• Design and evaluate nursing care plans.
• Implement safety initiatives and protocols for patient care.
• Evaluate patient conditions and modify care accordingly.

Skills

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Patient care

Collaboration

Education

Bachelors Of Science in Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support - CPR

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Job description

Overview

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 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 support patient recovery and fuel your own career advancement.

Responsibilities

• ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• 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.
• Job Requirements
• Bachelors Of Science Nursing and 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 and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Where You\'ll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.

Pay Range

$35.45 - $55.36 /hour