Registered Nurse (RN) Neonatal ICU (NICU)

Company: Methodist Hospital
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

Description SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)SCHEDULE: Full-time






Here at Methodist Healthcare, our everyday decisions are founded on compassion. Apply today and join a team that is dedicated to serving others in need. - -



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We offer you a generous benefits package including:



Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance


401 K Retirement

Student Loan Repayment

Flexible Spending Accounts


Paid Time Off


Employee Discount Program


Employee Stock Purchase Program


Tuition Reimbursement



The -Registered Nurse (RN) II -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. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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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.





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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.

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  Since opening in 1998 as the first and only hospital in San Antonio and South Texas designed and built just for children, Methodist Children's Hospital has set the standard for treating the children of South and Central Texas. The hospital continues to lead the region in treating severely ill children, those with complex and chronic medical diagnoses, by providing the most sub-specialized care available. Our new tower is part of a landmark expansion which will increase the footprint of the Methodist Hospital campus by 445,000 square feet.
  
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  The new tower includes 150 rooms and a dedicated children's imaging department with new, state-of-the art technology. The 94-bed neonatal intensive care unit, still the region's largest, has board-certified neonatologists in-house 24/7 and is the city's only Texas Department of Health-designated Level 4 neonatal intensive care unit. The new tower also includes 15 additional ER rooms, bringing the total to 40. Methodist Children's Hospital has been nationally recognized by Leapfrog's Hospital Safety Grade A. For more information, please visit our website at and select Methodist Children's Hospital under Locations.
  
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  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!
  
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  We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
  
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