CHRISTUS Health - RN, Registered Nurse - Emergency
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Corpus Christi
Posted on: April 18, 2024
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Job Description:
Description Summary: The competent Nurse, in the same or similar
clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an
awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. 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 as a means to help manage the
clinical situation. Located just minutes from the shores of Padre
Island, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-South -provides
surgical and medical services for our patients in south Corpus
Christi. Perfectly positioned to serve the rapidly-growing south
side of Corpus Christi, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi -
South is licensed for 158 beds. South offers a full range of
medical and surgical services including pediatrics, obstetrics,
skilled nursing, emergency, intensive care as well as advanced
diagnostic and imaging. The hospital is also home to a Level III
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit which enables recovering mothers to
remain close to their premature or special needs babies.
Responsibilities: --- Meets expectations of the applicable
OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or
Leader of Leaders. --- Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards
of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process,
including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and
evaluation for assigned patients --- Addresses increasingly complex
psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and
families in accordance with their level of practice --- Using the
appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments;
monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment
prescribed --- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and
care given --- Assess learning needs and provides education to
patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and
resources CORE COMPETENCIES Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing
Process --- Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic
physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, --- Spiritual, and
development needs of patient and families --- Communicates findings
to appropriate healthcare team members --- Develops 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 --- Evaluates the care and
treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to
the care and treatment(s). --- Performs timely reassessment and
documentation --- Must be able to perform unit-specific
competencies based on the specific patient care need for the
designated unit's patient population Standard II. Patient
Throughput & Patient Flow Process --- Anticipates and plans for
admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow ---
Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to
facilitate the discharge process --- Coaches on tools and
techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to
ensure accuracy. Standard III. Unit Operations --- Plans, directs,
and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a
particular nursing unit during an assigned shift --- Demonstrates
good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and
Supplies --- Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively
participates in resourcing efforts. --- Educates and trains others
on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.
Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations ---
Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe
environment resulting in positive patient outcomes --- Demonstrates
accountability for nursing research and quality improvement
activities --- Provides evidence-based nursing care ---
Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum
of care --- Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics,
and regulations within the industry. --- Knowledge of federal,
state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to
comply with these in healthcare practices and activities. TECHNICAL
COMPETENCIES Clinical Policies and Standards --- Follows a specific
set of standards and associated clinical procedures --- Analyzes
policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational
compliance --- Provides feedback for improvement of procedures ---
Assists in the development and implementation of specific
procedures --- Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools
and techniques Health Information Documentation --- Shares
experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient
documentation --- Walk through the steps and procedures for
receiving, validating and updating patient records --- Describes
the flow of information between various stations or units ---
Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic
documentation --- Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques
for ensuring their accuracy --- Explains health information
documentation best practices and their rationale across health care
practices. Medical Equipment --- Describes experience with basic
medical equipment used in own unit or facility --- Uses standard
diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment
problems --- Educates patients about the appropriate use of home
medical equipment --- Ensures that all equipment and related
supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient
safety --- Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment
Medical Order Processing --- Shares experiences with processing
medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions ---
Describes functions and features of the system used to enter,
validate, update and forward medical orders --- Discusses common
errors, their sources and procedures for correcting --- Explains
considerations for entering and following standing orders ---
Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and
considerations for each Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation
--- Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient
charts for patients on unit and under own care --- Reviews
patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts
to mistakes or omissions --- Recognizes unexpected readings and
alerts nursing or medical staff --- Relates examples of
mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned --- Reviews,
discusses and validates own interpretation with others Patient
Safety --- Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more
patient groups or settings --- Explains key features of safety
guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings --- Listens
and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members
--- Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs
of problems --- Describes considerations for patients who can cause
to harm to self, versus harm to others --- Utilizes appropriate
systems to document misses and near misses, participates in
immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.
Requirements: Associate's Degree in Nursing One year experience in
nursing preferred. Current Texas State RN License or Compact RN
License BLS (American Heart Association) ACLS required at time of
hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain ACLS by
the end of the clinical orientation period. NIHSS required within
90 days of hire/transfer date De-escalation training required
within 90 days of hire/transfer date TNCC required within 6 weeks
of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain TNCC
within 18 months of hire/transfer date. PALS required at time of
hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain PALS by
the end of the clinical orientation period. Work Schedule: Varies
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