Registered Nurse- Full Time WIP- 10 Green Med/Surg

Company: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Location: Dallas
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Experience and Education - Graduate of an approved/accredited nursing program either by a governmental authority, nursing board, or a licensing authority which has jurisdiction over approval/accreditation of nursing programs (Texas BON 217.1). - One (1) year of RN experience. Specialty areas may have increased experience requirements as dictated by unit or standard of care. - Current Texas (or BNE Compact State) license, BSN preferred - Professional certification in a nursing organization is preferred. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) Job Duties -Performs and accurately documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments. -All assessments take into consideration age specific criteria (children, adolescents, adults and elder adults). -Actively anticipates patient's and/or patient's family needs and expectations and utilizes these in conjunction with the assessment to develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient. -Utilizes critical thinking skills in planning and prioritizing nursing care. -Maintains and utilizes competencies per unit expectation.-Identifies and implements appropriate nursing interventions based on the completed assessment. -Completes accurate and timely documentation of these interventions. -Active coordinator of the interdisciplinary plan of care. -Confers with all members of the health care team in a collaborative fashion. -Shares information & observations of the patient and/or patient's family in a manner that advocates for optimal patient care.-Appropriately prioritizes nursing interventions based upon completed assessment. -Promptly identifies changes in condition as evidenced by nursing assessment, labs, x-rays, etc. -Reports changes, takes follow-up action as appropriate. Actively involves patient, family and/or care-giver informed.-Evaluates implemented interventions and modifies care according to the evaluation. -Documents interventions and modifications to the plan of care in an accurate and timely manner.-Adheres to appropriate hospital and/or Department of Nursing policies, procedures, clinical pathways and nationally accepted standards of nursing practice. -Incorporates ANA standards, into the provision of safe, quality patient care, utilizing current literature, and research. -Practices in accordance with our Professional Practice Model - "Relationship Based Care" & delivers care using our Care Delivery System "PACE" - Patient Focused, Accountable, Coordinated and Continuous and Evidence Based. Associated topics: care unit, ccu, intensive, intensive care, mhb, psychiatric, registed, surgery, tcu, unit

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