Registered Nurse Clinic - Childrens Services

Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: December 1, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description Description Summary: Provides general nursing care to patients in a clinic or medical office. Administers medication, prepares equipment and assists physicians/healthcare providers in the treatment of patients. Responsibilities: - 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 psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families. - Administering medications and treatments; monitoring for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed; documenting patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given. - Assess learning needs and provide education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identifying issues and resources. Utilizes the Nursing Process - Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, Spiritual, and development needs of patient and families - Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members - Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice. Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals - Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s). Performs timely reassessment and documentation - Must be able to perform unit specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for designated unit's patient population Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process - Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow Unit Operations - Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations - Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes - Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities - Provides evidence-based nursing care - Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care Leadership - Serves as a leader of patient care Clinical Policies and Standards - Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures - Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance - Provides feedback for improvement of procedures - Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures - Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques Health Information Documentation - Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation - Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records - Describes the flow of information between various stations or units - Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation - Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy Medical Equipment - Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility - Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems - Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment - Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use - Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment Medical Order Processing - Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions - Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders - Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting - Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders - Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation - Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients under own care - Reviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions - Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff - Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned - Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others Patient Safety - Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings - Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings - Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members - Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems - Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others Requirements: Education/Skills - Graduate of a Registered Nursing program, Bachelor’s Degree preferred - Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience - Completion of Nurse Residency Program - Six (6) months’ to one (12) months clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications - RN license in good standing in state of employment or a compact state , if applicable - American Heart Association Basic Life Support Work Schedule: 8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday Work Type: Full Time

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