Registered Nurse III- Intensive Care Unit

Company: Methodist Hospital Northeast
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

Description SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)SCHEDULE: Full-timeHere at Methodist Healthcare, our everyday decisions are founded on compassion. Apply today and join a team that is dedicated to serving others in need. We offer you a generous benefits package including: * Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance * 401 K Retirement * Flexible Spending Accounts * Paid Time Off * Employee Discount Program * Employee Stock Purchase Program * Tuition Reimbursement * Student Loan Repayment * Sign-On and Relocation bonuses for qualified applicants The Registered Nurse (RN) III is the patient and patient s family advocate. The RN consistently applies and utilizes the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills, and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients. The RN collaborates with the patient care team to achieve quality patient outcomes. Communicates and utilizes interpersonal skills effectively and role models confidence and professionalism within nursing by active engagement in unit and organizational activities. Demonstrates team work, adaptability, and is a resource person to the patient care team. The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing care services delivered by self or others under their direction in accordance with the Texas Nurse Practice Act, hospital policies, and the Texas Board of Nursing rules for delegated nursing tasks (Chapter 224). Promotes a positive image of nursing and demonstrates team work and adaptability through consistently following the standards of Methodist Excellence. Methodist Northeast Hospital Intensive Care Unit Patient to Nurse ratio 1:3 ----Caring for general medical, cardiovascular, neurosurgical, and general surgery ICU patients ----Highlighted by HCA in 2019, for tripling CCRN certifications in 12 months ----Active Professional Practice Council (shared governance model) -- Supportive LeadershipCritical factors to your success include: Applies nursing judgment through a thorough, systematic approach of applying the nursing process to include: Assessment: Conducts comprehensive, timely, and ongoing focused physical, psycho- social and pain assessments; includes assessment of patient education needs. Planning: Utilizes the assessment, identifies problems, makes nursing diagnoses, formulates goals, teaching plans and outcomes to create an individualized plan of care. Identifies individual patient goals, readiness to learn and incorporates family into the plan of care. Implementation: Prioritizes and implements a competent, prioritized and efficient nursing plan of care. Evaluation/Reassessment: Consistently conducts timely evaluation, anticipates and recognizes changes in patient conditions, determines when reassessments are needed and adjusts the plan of care as necessary. Compares expected and achieved outcomes of nursing care utilizing the plan of care. Qualifications Job Requirements: * You should be a graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree nursing program.--If you have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)--or certification in your specialty area you will be considered more highly qualified and eligible for our RN III position. * You should possess your RN License to practice as a professional RN in the state of Texas or an Active Multi-State RN Compact License. If you have a Compact License you will be required to obtain a Texas RN License within 90 days of hire. * You should have a current BLS and ACLS certification* You should have 6 months of clinical experience as a licensed RN in the specialty area of hire.Methodist HospitalNortheast has played a major role in the phenomenal economic growth experiencedin northeast Bexar County. With over 170 beds, the hospital offers a full arrayof services including 24/7 emergency care, open heart surgery, cardiaccatheterizations, vascular, neurosurgery, inpatient rehabilitation, orthopedicsurgery, cancer care, intensive care and inpatient and outpatient surgeries andprocedures. It is home to the Joint Replacement Academy offering the latesttreatment options for knee and hip pain, as well as a neurosurgical program offeringservices from elective spine surgeries to advanced and comprehensive brain andspine care. We are recognizedby the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as a CertifiedPrimary Stroke Center; the American College of Cardiology as an AccreditedChest Pain Center with Primary PCI; and by the American Nurses CredentialingCenter for having a Pathway to Excellence Program. Methodist Hospital Northeasthas received the Mission: Lifeline-- Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Awardfor implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the AmericanHeart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacksand the Texas Award for Performance Excellence. The hospital has also beennationally recognized by Leapfrog s Hospital Safety Grade A. For moreinformation, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and select MethodistHospital Northeast under Locations.If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are actively interviewing so apply today!sylvia.melancon@hcahealthcare.com recruiterWe are an equal opportunity employer and valuediversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race,religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, maritalstatus, veteran status, or disability status.Notice Our Company s recruiters are here to help unlock the next possibility within your career and we take your candidate experience very seriously. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Gmail or Yahoo Mail. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by clicking--here.For questions about your job application or this site please contact HCAhrAnswers at 1-844-422-5627 option 1.

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