RN, Registered Nurse - LDRPN
Company: Christus Health
Location: Beeville
Posted on: April 19, 2024
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Job 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.The Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum and Nursery
(LDRPN) family centered unit in Beeville, Texas is comprised of
nine LDRPN rooms, nestled within the unit is one Surgical Suite and
a PACU. In this department you will have the opportunity to
practice the Labor, Delivery, Recover , Postpartum and well Newborn
nursing model hand in hand in with nurses who have over 100 years
combined. You will have the opportunity to care for patients
through all stages of the childbearing experience as well as their
newborns. Many of the women who choose to deliver at our facility
have had multiple children with us over the years and we have
become familiar with these families from our community, attesting
to the definition of community nursing experience.Since we are part
of a larger heath care system and have access to our sister
tertiary care center in Corpus Christi and San Antonio, you will
have a higher level of care to refer compromised newborns in order
to provide excellent continued care. Our physicians and Certified
Nurse Anesthetists are very special to our unit. We have a variety
of experience with our team and they are wonderful to work with and
truly have compassion for the staff, patient and community and do
an outstanding job. Our camaraderie with our physician and
ancillary staff is unsurpassed. We all work well together to meet
our goals.If you are looking to join a rapidly growing faith-based
organization that encourages professional development, we want you
to become a part of the CHRISTUS Spohn family!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 resourcesCORE COMPETENCIESStandard 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 populationStandard 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
COMPETENCIESClinical 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 techniquesHealth
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 equipmentMedical 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 eachPatient 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 othersPatient 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:Graduate of an accredited
school of nursing. Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate
nursing care.One-year experience in nursing preferred.Current Texas
State RN LicenseCPR (American Heart Association)ACLS required
within six months of hire or transferNRP required within 90 days of
hire or transfer dateCurrent AWHONN Intermediate Instructor led EFM
course at time of hire for experienced RNs or within 6 months of
hire for new graduate nurses and maintain AWHONN Intermediate or
Advanced EFM course certification thereafter.Work
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