Trauma Intermediate Care Registered Nurse

Alpha Home Health and Hospice; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Home Health and Hospice is seeking a Registered Nurse for Trauma Intermediate Care. Provide direct nursing care, monitor telemetry, administer medications, and collaborate with the care team in a fast-paced unit.

Educate patients and families, document meticulously in EHRs, and respond quickly to clinical changes. Must hold a current RN license and demonstrate strong assessment, critical-thinking, and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse license
• Strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills
• Ability to provide care in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment
• Effective communication and teamwork skills
• Proficiency with EHR documentation
• Knowledge of evidence-based nursing practices

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct nursing care and coordinate appropriate interventions
• Monitor patients using telemetry and report clinical changes
• Administer medications safely and according to orders
• Collaborate with physicians and an interdisciplinary care team
• Educate patients and families on care and treatment
• Maintain accurate, timely EHR documentation

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

Clinical assessment

Critical thinking

Medication administration

Communication

Teamwork

EHR documentation

Evidence-based practice

Job description

Registered Nurse – Trauma Intermediate Care

Provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care for trauma and step-down patients in a fast-paced intermediate care setting. Perform comprehensive patient assessments, administer medications, monitor telemetry, and respond promptly to changes in condition.

Key Duties

• Deliver direct nursing care and coordinate appropriate interventions
• Monitor patients using telemetry and report clinical changes
• Administer medications safely and according to orders
• Collaborate with physicians and an interdisciplinary care team
• Educate patients and families on care and treatment
• Maintain accurate, timely EHR documentation

Qualifications & Skills

• Current Registered Nurse license
• Strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills
• Ability to provide care in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment
• Effective communication and teamwork skills
• Proficiency with EHR documentation
• Knowledge of evidence-based nursing practices