Registered Nurse I-Nurse Residency-Full Time

Description\n\nSummary : \n\nResponsible for patient assessment, patient care planning, and provision of quality nursing care to an assigned group of patients for a defined work period. Provides direction and supervision to LVN / LPNs, nursing assistants, unit secretaries, and other clinical / clerical associates. By assignment, may function as a charge nurse for the unit. Involves provision of patient care / service to older adolescents, young adults, adults, geriatric and pediatric patients.\n\nResponsibilities : \n

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.\n
• Patient Care Planning\n
• Develops a comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significant needs and problems identified through nursing assessment.\n
• Prepares nursing elements of the interdisciplinary care plan prior to the initial team conference.\n
• Reviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team members as changes occur.\n
• Patient Care Provision\n
• Implements patient care as planned in nursing care plan and interdisciplinary care plan.\n
• Sets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and patient needs.\n
• Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate.\n
• Safely performs and accurately documents procedures, consistent with established nursing policy and procedure.\n
• Patient Care Evaluation\n
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.\n
• Evaluates progress toward nursing goals and revises goals as needed on a weekly basis.\n
• Completes nursing progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis.\n
• Completes nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis.\n
• Teaching\n
• Evaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documents their response to teaching.\n
• Utilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs.\n
• Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families as needed.\n
• Acts as role model for health care students and other team members.\n
• Acts as preceptor to assigned orientees.\n
• Assists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and experience.\n
• Patient Care Communication\n
• Reports and documents accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's condition.\n
• Maintains patient confidentiality.\n
• Applies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication among care team members, patients, and significant others.\n
• Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed.\n
• Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately.\n
• Identifies actual and potentially unsafe patient care practices, reports them in the designated manner, and suggests alternatives.\n\nJob Requirements : \n\nEducation / Skills\n
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred\n\nExperience\n
• Six months to a year of experience as a licensed RN or holder of an active GN permit\n\nLicenses, Registrations, or Certifications\n
• BLS required\n
• RN License in state of employment or compact\n
• Graduate Nurse Permit\n
• Associates with an unsuccessful licensure application or on the 75th day following the effective date of the temporary permit; will be transferred to another position within CHRISTUS Health\n\nWork Schedule : \n\nMULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE\n\nWork Type : \n\nFull Time