RN, Registered Nurse Float PII - MedSurg/Tele/IMC Float Pool Job at CHRISTUS Hea

Description Summary: The competent Nurse, in the Medsurg, Telemetry, and Intermediate Care clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, in accordance with patient treatment 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. 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 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 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. Job Requirements: Education/Skills Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred Experience Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in Medsurg/Telemetry and Intermediate Care 5 years of experience preferred Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications BLS required ACLS required RN License in state of employment or compact required PALS required at CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital Work Schedule: 7PM - 7AM Work Type: Full Time

In Summary: Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region . It is the leading emergency facility in . the area with a Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend . Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient population .

En Español: Resumen: La enfermera competente, en el entorno clínico de Medsurg, Telemetría e Cuidado Intermedio, practica independientemente y demuestra una conciencia de todos los aspectos relevantes de la situación. Proporciona atención rutinaria y compleja, de acuerdo con los planes de tratamiento del paciente. Continúa desarrollando la capacidad para hacer frente y gestionar contingencias de enfermería clínica. Realiza asignaciones apropiadas y delega a otros proveedores de cuidado como un medio para ayudar a administrar la situación clínica . CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline que domina Corpus Christ Bay es el centro médico de cuidados agudos más grande y destacado de la región, con una gama completa de servicios especializados diagnósticos y quirúrgicos en nivel, cáncer y atención al accidente cerebrovascular. Es la afiliada de emergencia líder en la zona con un Centro de Asistencia Familiar II en la instalación, proporcionando recursos educativos a los miembros del personal capacitado para identificar los síntomas y las necesidades de atención cardiacas; El Departamento de Atención Cardíaco-Cardiacal y Cátedrales de Texas (ACT), el departamento de Infantermedicultura y Medicina y Salud, así como el Servicios Médicos de Epidemiológicas de Emergencias, ofrece información sobre las enfermedades cardiocárticas y la eficacia de los pacientes y la asistencia sanitaria en el área hospitalarios de salud secundarias y la enfermedad, así también los servicios médicos profesionales y los centros de atención médica. CORE COMPETENCIES Standard I: Utiliza el Proceso de Enfermería utiliza habilidades de pensamiento crítico para evaluar las necesidades físicas, psicosociales, sociales, culturales, espirituales y de desarrollo básicos del paciente y sus familias. Comunica los hallazgos a miembros adecuados del equipo sanitario. Desarrolla y usa un plan específico de atención y lo modifica para satisfacer las necesidades individuales de los pacientes utilizando prácticas basadas en la evidencia. Implementa la atención al paciente y procedimientos terapéuticos; monitoriza y documenta la progresión del tratamiento y objetivos de enseñanza. Evalúa los cuidados y tratamientos proporcionados al paciente (s) y la respuesta efectiva al cuidado y tratamiento del paciente. Realiza una reevaluación y documentación oportuna. Debe ser capaz de realizar competencias específicas unitarias sobre la base de la necesidad específica de atención para la población de pacientes designada. Conocimiento de las leyes y regulaciones federales, estatales y locales relacionadas con el cuidado de la salud; capacidad para cumplir con estas en prácticas y actividades sanitarias. TECNICAL COMPETENCIES Políticas clínicas y estándares Sigue un conjunto específico de normas y procedimientos clínicos asociados. Analiza la documentación política y estándar y asegura cumplimiento organizacional. Proporciona retroalimentación para mejorar los procedimientos. Ayuda en el desarrollo e implementación de procedimientos específicos. Trabaja con mecanismos de control y monitoreo, herramientas y técnicas. Documentación informática sobre salud Comparte experiencias con el mantenimiento de documentos electrónicos y en papel. Inspecciones, soluciones de problemas y evaluación del equipo entrante. El procesamiento de pedidos médicos comparte experiencias con el tratamiento de órdenes médicas para uno o más grupos de pacientes o condiciones. Describe las funciones y características del sistema utilizado para ingresar, validar, actualizar y reenviar ordenes médicos. Discuta errores comunes, sus fuentes y procedimientos para corregirlos. Explica consideraciones para entrar y seguir órdenes permanentes. Diferencia entre órdenes permanentas y órdenes preimpresas y consideraciones por cada una. La lectura e interpretación de la carta de paciente describe experiencias en la lectura e interpretación de cartas de pacientes para los pacientes en unidad y bajo su propio cuidado. Utiliza sistemas apropiados para documentar las faltas y casi faltas, participa en investigaciones inmediatas, análisis e informes en tiempo real. Requisitos de trabajo: Educación/Habilidades Licenciatura en Ciencias Enfermería, experiencia preferida Mínimo de 2 años de experiencia combinada requerida en Medsurg / Telemetría y Atención Intermedia 5 años de experiencia preferencial Licencias, Registros o Certificaciones BLS requeridos ACLS requerido Licencia RN en estado de empleo o PALS exigidas compactamente requeridas en el horario de trabajo del Hospital CHRISTUS Children's: 7PM - 7AM Trabajo tipo: Tempos completos.