RN, Registered Nurse - ECC Emergency Care

Description

Summary :

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinicalsetting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness ofall relevant aspects of a situation.

Provides routine and complexcare, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continuesto develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies ofclinical nursing.

Makes appropriate assignments and delegates toother care providers as a means to help manage the clinicalsituation.

Our 27-bed EmergencyDepartment is designated as a Level 4 Trauma Center. The ED iscapable of providing emergency, urgent and non-urgent care topatients of all ages.

Patients in need of medical-surgical andsub-specialty services are seen and treated in the EmergencyDepartment. The patients seeking care have a wide range of needsfrom basic ambulatory care to trauma intervention and life support.

We are a primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) centerand Primary Stroke Center. Currently working on an ED expansionplan to include the addition of patient treatments rooms as well asCT, X-Ray and Laboratory all located inside the EmergencyDepartment.

CHRISTUS Health has a very strictCode of Ethics Guide. It is implemented in the highest standardsand is part of our everyday responsibilities.

Our actions arefilled with a spirit of mutual respect, which encourages us totreat those we serve with compassion, respect and dignity.

Do you want to work in a friendly, professionaland supportive faith-based organization? Come and join our Westoverhills family!!!

Responsibilities :

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUSCompetencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader ofLeaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standardsof Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process,including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention andevaluation for assigned patients.
• Addressesincreasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and socialneeds of patient and families in accordance with their level ofpractice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administersmedications and treatments; monitors for side-effects andeffectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documentspatient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, familymembers and / or care givers; identify issues and resources.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Standard I : Utilizesthe Nursing Process

• Uses critical thinking skills toassess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural,spiritual, and development needs of patient and families
• Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare teammembers
• Develops and uses a specific plan of care andmodifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-basedpractice
• Implements patient care and therapeuticprocedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment andteaching goals
• Evaluates the care and treatment(s)provided to the patient and the patient response to the care andtreatment(s)
• Performs timely reassessment anddocumentation
• Must be able to perform unit-specificcompetencies based on the specific patient care need for thedesignated unit's patient population

Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient FlowProcess

• Anticipates and plans foradmission / discharge / transfer needs to facilitate patient flow
• Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools tofacilitate the discharge process
• Coaches on tools andtechniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders toensure accuracy

Standard III. UnitOperations

• Plans, directs, and evaluates the overallnursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during anassigned shift
• Demonstrates good stewardship in properuse and maintenance of equipment and Supplies
• Assessesdepartmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcingefforts.
• Educates and trains others on theoperations, ethics, and regulations within the industry

Standard IV. Safe Practice / QualityCare / Regulations

• Incorporates patient safetypractices / guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting inpositive patient outcomes
• Demonstrates accountabilityfor nursing research and quality improvement activities
• Provides evidence-based nursing care
• Communicates patient information effectively across the continuumof care
• Educates and trains others on the operations,ethics, and regulations within the industry
• Knowledgeof federal, state and local healthcare-related laws andregulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practicesand activities

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Clinical Policies and Standards

• Follows aspecific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
• Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensuresorganizational compliance
• Provides feedback forimprovement of procedures
• Assists in the developmentand implementation of specific procedures
• Works withcontrol and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques

Health Information Documentation

• Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patientdocumentation
• Walk through the steps and proceduresfor receiving, validating and updating patient records
• Describes the flow of information between various stations orunits
• Discusses the functions, features and documentflow of electronic documentation
• Transcribes verbalorders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy
• Explains health information documentation best practices andtheir rationale across health care practices

Medical Equipment

• Describes experience with basicmedical equipment used in own unit or facility
• Usesstandard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves commonequipment problems
• Educates patients about theappropriate use of home medical equipment
• Ensures thatall equipment and related supplies are in proper working orderprior to use to ensure patient safety
• Inspects,troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment

Medical Order Processing

• Shares experiences withprocessing medical orders for one or more groups of patients orconditions
• Describes functions and features of thesystem used to enter, validate, update and forward medicalorders
• Discusses common errors, their sources andprocedures for correcting
• Explains considerations forentering and following standing orders
• Differentiatesbetween standing orders and preprinted orders and considerationsfor each

Patient Chart Reading andInterpretation

• Describes experiences in reading andinterpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under owncare
• Reviews patients’ charts for completion andaccuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions
• Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medicalstaff
• Relates examples of mis-readings ormisinterpretations and lessons learned
• Reviews,discusses and validates own interpretation with others

Patient Safety

• Shares experienceswith ensuring safety for one or more patient groups orsettings
• Explains key features of safety guidelinesand procedures for those groups and settings
• Listensand responds to safety inquiries from patients and familymembers
• Recognizes and addresses physiological andpsychological signs of problems
• Describesconsiderations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versusharm to others
• Utilizes appropriate systems todocument misses and near misses, participates in immediateinvestigating, analysis and reporting in real-time

Requirements :

• Associate's Degree inNursing
• One year experience in nursingpreferred.
• Current Texas State RN License orCompact RN License
• BLS (American HeartAssociation)
• ACLS required at time of hire forexperienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain ACLS by the end ofthe clinical orientation period.
• PALS requiredat time of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses mustobtain PALS by the end of the clinical orientationperiod.
• Crisis intervention training requiredwithin 12 months of hire / transfer date
• Fortrauma designated facilities, TNCC required within 6 weeks of hirefor experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain TNCC within 18months of hire / transfer date.

Work Schedule : 11AM - 11PM

11AM - 11PM

Work Type : Full Time

Full Time

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