Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg Transplant unit

We are searching for a Registered Nurse for our General Med/Surg unit (20WT)– someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. 20WT is a 34 bed med/surg unit that sees kidney, liver transplant, renal and GI patients.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Shift: Full Time Days 7a-7p

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an associate’s degree, technical diploma, or current enrollment in a nursing bridge program is required

• Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification with American Heart Association are required

• 9 months of professional nursing experience

• The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills

• Demonstrate good time and resource management skills

• Demonstrate flexibility

• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills

• Operate unit specific equipment

• Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, ACLS and interdisciplinary collaboration
  

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Responsibilities:

• Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental ( age – appropriate), culture, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner.

• Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problem, and detects changes in patient status

• Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information and changes to the patient’s condition; communicates this information to other health care team members and documents in the medical record.

• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences and documents in the medical record

• Assists patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care as appropriate

• Assess patient family learning needs capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn prior to teaching.

• Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families, visitors, peers, and other health care team members.

• Administers and documents medications and treatments in a timely manner.

• Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge and utilize new skills needed to improve individual, team, and organizational performance.
  

• Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives.