Registered Nurse, Acute Trauma Medsurg Unit - Full Time

Registered Nurse, Acute Trauma Medsurg Unit - Full Time at Christus Health summary :

The Registered Nurse in the Acute Trauma Medical Surgical unit provides comprehensive patient care for medical and traumatic injuries, specialized in post-operative care. Responsibilities include assessment, diagnosis, and care coordination while supervising nursing staff and maintaining professional standards. This full-time role requires a valid RN license and offers support from certified personnel to enhance patient mobility and wound care management.

Description

Summary :

The Acute Trauma Medical Surgical unit is a 40-bed mixed unit on the 5th floor. This unit cares for the medical monitored patients as well as traumatic injuries transferred from the ICU and Emergency Department. It also specializes in post-operative care of patients with acute and chronic gastrointestinal and urologic procedures. The unit is known for being "The Center of Excellence" for the care of bariatric surgery patients. For the 40-bed unit, there is usually 3-4 PCTs scheduled each shift for nursing support. There is a Mobility Technician from the Physical Therapy Department that is assigned to the Acute Trauma Medical Surgical unit to assist patients with becoming mobilized. The unit also has a certified wound care nurse who makes rounds on every patient weekly to ensure wound care is covered. We also have a free charge nurse!

A Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation. In addition, the Registered Professional Nurse prescribes, delegates, coordinates, supervises and evaluates patient teaching and the activities of the ancillary nursing personnel while maintaining the standards of professional nursing. The Registered Nurse is able to provide direct and indirect care to patients.

Requirements :

A. Education / Skills

Graduate of a State Board accredited School of Nursing or equivalent.

B. Experience

1 year of RN experience required.

C. Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Current RN license or permit to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas.
• American Heart Association BLS – within two (2) weeks of employment

Work Type : Full Time

3 - 12 hour shifts.

Weekend and night shift differentials

Time and a half on Major holidays!

For any questions, please reach out to Caitlin. Cacioppo@christushealth. org

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Keywords :

Registered Nurse, Acute Care, Trauma Medsurg, Post-operative Care, Patient Care, Nursing, Healthcare, Bariatric Surgery, Wound Care, Patient Mobility