Graduate nurse Jobs in Denton, TX

Job Details

Job Location : LFV Ops Denton LLC - Denton, TX

Description

Position Summary

The Registered Nurse plays an integral role in providing high quality customer service and clinical care (pursuant to scope of license) to facility customers. The RN is responsible for leading and supporting the goals for shift objectives to enhance team efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Initiates and leads team conferences in development of individualized nursing care plans
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events
• Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning
• Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner
• Accurately and promptly implements physicians' orders
• Obtain data for electronic Admission Data Record
• Administers medications, starts IVs and performs treatments for assigned residents, and documents that treatment as required by facility, local, state and federal rules and regulations
• Participates in orientation and in-service training for personnel
• Assists physicians with special tests and procedures within the scope of state specified Nursing Practice Act
• Ensures that supplies are utilized economically and that equipment is clean and maintained in a safe manner
• Coordinates nursing care of residents when scheduled for therapy or procedures by other departments
• Assists with or institutes emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in residents
• Motivates and provides work direction (direct, check, review, organize and coordination) to C.N.As and unit coordinators (no authority to hire, fire or discipline)
• Supervises nursing unit, which includes directing the nursing staff to extent permitted by State Practice Act
• Adheres to infection control guidelines

Competencies

Culture

This is a high performance, ever-evolving environment propelled by collaboration through our Teams of Excellence (T.O.E.) Program. The expectation for each team member is to engage in our complex and dynamic organization by adding value and support to fellow team members.

Work Environment

This job operates in a post-acute setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the facility. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. Team member is expected to adhere to facility's no-smoking policy.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping all day. The employee must frequently lift and / or move items over 60 pounds.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a position in a post-acute setting that is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Weekend and holiday shifts will be required.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

HIPAA

Team members are required to adhere to policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements for the privacy and security of protected health information. Team members are permitted to use and / or disclose only minimum amount of Protected Health Information necessary to complete assigned tasks. Report all suspected violation of company's HIPAA policies or procedures to facility CEO.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required Education / Experience

Required License / Certification

Preferred Education / Experience

Employee signature below constitutes understanding of the expectations, requirements, essential functions and duties of the position and facility.