CHRISTUS Health ยท 8 hours ago
Registered Nurse Residency-Nursing Internship-St. Frances Cabrini
CHRISTUS Health is a healthcare organization, and they are seeking a Registered Nurse for their residency and internship program. The role involves patient assessment, care planning, and provision of quality nursing care to various patient demographics while providing direction and supervision to other nursing staff.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders
Patient Care Planning
Develops a comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significant needs and problems identified through nursing assessment
Prepares nursing elements of the interdisciplinary care plan prior to the initial team conference
Reviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team members as changes occur
Patient Care Provision
Implements patient care as planned in nursing care plan and interdisciplinary care plan
Sets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and patient needs
Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate
Safely performs and accurately documents procedures, consistent with established nursing policy and procedure
Patient Care Evaluation
Evaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with interdisciplinary team
Evaluates progress toward nursing goals and revises goals as needed on a weekly basis
Completes nursing progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis
Completes nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis
Teaching
Evaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documents their response to teaching
Utilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs
Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families as needed
Acts as role model for health care students and other team members
Acts as preceptor to assigned orientees
Assists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and experience
Patient Care Communication
Reports and documents accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's condition
Maintains patient confidentiality
Applies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication among care team members, patients, and significant others
Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed
Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately
Identifies actual and potentially unsafe patient care practices, reports them in the designated manner, and suggests alternatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
Six months to a year of experience as a licensed RN or holder of an active GN permit
BLS required
RN License in state of employment or compact
Graduate Nurse Permit
Company
CHRISTUS Health
CHRISTUS Health is a Catholic not-for-profit health care system comprising more than 600 centers, including long-term care facilities, community hospitals, walk-in clinics and health ministries.