RN, Registered Nurse Float PII - MedSurg / Tele / IMC Float Pool

Description\nSummary : \nThe 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.\nCHRISTUS 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.\nThe Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites\nA teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System Health and Science Center College of Medicine\nAccredited Chest Pain Center\nAccredited Joint Commission Stroke Team\nResponsibilities :

Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.\nMeets expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry.\nProactively provide assignment availability on a regular basis.\nAble to be assigned to more than one unit.\nConsistent 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.\nAddresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.\nUsing the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.\nDocuments patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.\nAssess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and / or care givers; identify issues and resources.\nCORE COMPETENCIES\nStandard I : Utilizes the Nursing Process\nUses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families.\nCommunicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members.\nDevelops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice.\nImplements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals.\nEvaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s).\nPerforms timely reassessment and documentation.\nMust be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient population.\nStandard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process\nAnticipates and plans for admission / discharge / transfer needs to facilitate patient flow.\nUtilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process.\nCoaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.\nStandard III. Unit Operations\nPlans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift.\nDemonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies.\nAssesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.\nEducates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.\nStandard IV. Safe Practice / Quality Care / Regulations\nIncorporates patient safety practices / guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes.\nDemonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities.\nProvides evidence-based nursing care.\nCommunicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care.\nEducates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.\nKnowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities.\nTECHNICAL COMPETENCIES\nClinical Policies and Standards\nFollows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures.\nAnalyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance.\nProvides feedback for improvement of procedures.\nAssists in the development and implementation of specific procedures.\nWorks with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques.\nHealth Information Documentation\nShares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation.\nWalk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records.\nDescribes the flow of information between various stations or units.\nDiscusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation.\nTranscribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy.\nExplains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.\nMedical Equipment\nDescribes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility.\nUses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems.\nEducates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment.\nEnsures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety.\nInspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment.\nMedical Order Processing\nShares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions.\nDescribes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders.\nDiscusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting.\nExplains considerations for entering and following standing orders.\nDifferentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each.\nPatient Chart Reading and Interpretation\nDescribes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care.\nReviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions.\nRecognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff.\nRelates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned.\nReviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others.\nPatient Safety\nShares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings.\nExplains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings.\nListens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members.\nRecognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems.\nDescribes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others.\nUtilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.

Job Requirements :

Education / Skills\nBachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred\nExperience\nMinimum of 2 years of combined experience required in Medsurg / Telemetry and Intermediate Care\n5 years of experience preferred\nLicenses, Registrations, or Certifications\nBLS required\nACLS required\nRN License in state of employment or compact required\nPALS required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital\nWork Schedule :

7PM - 7AM\nWork Type : \nFull Time\n