RN, Registered Nurse Lead - General Surgery
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Ingleside
Posted on: November 26, 2025
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Job Description:
Description CHRISTUS 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. The
Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency
department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites A teaching
facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System
Health and Science Center College of Medicine Accredited Chest Pain
Center Accredited Joint Commission Stroke Team Summary: Supports
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. Responsibilities: Meets expectations of the applicable
OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or
Leader of Leaders. Organizing and overseeing patient care delivery
during an assigned shift, ensuring proper staffing and smooth
operations of a patient care unit. Coaching/counseling individual
team members; monitoring and providing feedback on performance and
addressing training needs. Documenting daily staffing, operational,
and administrative records; maintaining compliance with
governmental policies and procedures. Providing 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 Allocates team resources
responsibly and equitably, delegates appropriate levels of
responsibility and authority, and provides oversight and guidance.
Mediates and resolves conflicts among individuals, groups, and
departments. 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’s 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 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 the
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 Standard V.
Leadership Serves as a subject matter expert for patient care Gives
continuing feedback, recognizes achievement, and recommends
improvement as a patient care subject matter expert. Supports
proper allocation of team resources, delegates appropriate levels
of responsibility and authority, and provides support and guidance
for high-quality patient care Mediates and resolves conflicts among
individuals, groups, and departments 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 misreadings
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 Job Requirements: Education/Skills Bachelor
of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred Experience 2 years of
clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting Licenses,
Registrations, or Certifications BLS required RN License in state
of employment or compact In 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. Work
Schedule: 6:30AM - 3PM Work Type: Full Time
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