RN, Registered Nurse Lead - General Surgery

Description\nCHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking Corpus Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care. It is the leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency services.\nThe Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites\nA teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System Health and Science Center College of Medicine\nAccredited Chest Pain Center\nAccredited Joint Commission Stroke Team\nSummary : \nSupports and coordinates day-to-day activities of nursing personnel in patient care units, provides direction to Clinical Staff, implements work of assigned units, and coordinates activities with other patient care units and related departments. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers to help manage the clinical situation.\nResponsibilities :

Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.\nOrganizing and overseeing patient care delivery during an assigned shift, ensuring proper staffing and smooth operations of a patient care unit.\nCoaching / counseling individual team members; monitoring and providing feedback on performance and addressing training needs.\nDocumenting daily staffing, operational, and administrative records; maintaining compliance with governmental policies and procedures.\nProviding direction and support to nursing staff demonstrating and promoting respect for the dignity and rights of every patient; assisting with communications with patients and families\nAllocates team resources responsibly and equitably, delegates appropriate levels of responsibility and authority, and provides oversight and guidance.\nMediates and resolves conflicts among individuals, groups, and departments.\nCORE COMPETENCIES\nStandard I : Utilizes the Nursing Process\nUses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, Spiritual, and development needs of patient and families\nCommunicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members\nDevelops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice. Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals\nEvaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient's response to the care and treatment(s)\nPerforms timely reassessment and documentation\nMust be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for designated unit's patient population\nStandard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process\nAnticipates and plans for admission / discharge / transfer needs to facilitate patient flow\nUtilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process\nCoaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy\nStandard III. Unit Operations\nPlans, directs and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift\nDemonstrates good stewardship in the proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies\nAssesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.\nEducates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry\nStandard IV. Safe Practice / Quality Care / Regulations\nIncorporates patient safety practices / guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes\nDemonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities\nProvides evidence-based nursing care\nCommunicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care\nEducates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.\nKnowledge of federal, state, and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities\nStandard V. Leadership\nServes as a subject matter expert for patient care\nGives continuing feedback, recognizes achievement, and recommends improvement as a patient care subject matter expert.\nSupports proper allocation of team resources, delegates appropriate levels of responsibility and authority, and provides support and guidance for high-quality patient care\nMediates and resolves conflicts among individuals, groups, and departments\nTECHNICAL COMPETENCIES\nClinical Policies and Standards\nFollows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures\nAnalyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance\nProvides feedback for improvement of procedures\nAssists in the development and implementation of specific procedures\nWorks with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques\nHealth Information Documentation\nShares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation\nWalk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records\nDescribes the flow of information between various stations or units\nDiscusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation\nTranscribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy\nExplains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices\nMedical Equipment\nDescribes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility\nUses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems\nEducates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment\nEnsures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety\nInspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment\nMedical Order Processing\nShares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions\nDescribes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders\nDiscusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting\nExplains considerations for entering and following standing orders\nDifferentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each\nPatient Chart Reading and Interpretation\nDescribes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care\nReviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions\nRecognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff\nRelates examples of misreadings or misinterpretations and lessons learned\nReviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others\nPatient Safety\nShares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings\nExplains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings\nListens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members\nRecognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems\nDescribes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others\nUtilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis, and reporting in real-time\nJob Requirements :

Education / Skills\nBachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred\nExperience\n2 years of clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting\nLicenses, Registrations, or Certifications\nBLS required\nRN License in state of employment or compact\nIn accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.\nWork Schedule :

6 : 30AM - 3PM\nWork Type :

Full Time\n