Registered Nurse-Surg PreAdmit Screen-Full Time

Registered Nurse-Surg PreAdmit Screen-Full Time at Christus Health summary :

The Registered Nurse provides independent, comprehensive nursing care focusing on surgical pre-admission screening, including patient assessment, medication administration, and education. They manage complex clinical situations while adhering to established nursing standards and protocols. The role requires coordination with healthcare teams, maintaining detailed documentation, and meeting patient psychological, social, and educational needs.

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 Schedule : 5 Days - 8 Hours

Work Type : Full Time

Keywords :

registered nurse, surgical pre-admission, patient assessment, nursing care, medication administration, patient education, clinical nursing, BLS certification, RN license, healthcare