RN, Registered Nurse-Alamo Heights Surgery Center

RN, Registered Nurse-Alamo Heights Surgery Center at Christus Health summary :

The Registered Nurse at Alamo Heights Surgery Center independently provides comprehensive nursing care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation for patients. They manage complex clinical situations by delegating tasks and addressing psychological, emotional, and social needs of patients and families. The role requires medication administration, thorough documentation, patient education, and adherence to established nursing standards and competencies.

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.

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 resources.

Job Requirements : Education / Skills

Experience

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

Work Type : Full Time

Keywords :

Registered Nurse, nursing care, patient assessment, medication administration, patient education, clinical nursing, care planning, healthcare, nursing documentation, patient monitoring