Acute Care Nurse Salary in San Antonio, TX

A Community Health Center in Texas seeks a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their outpatient primary care service team. This position offers a flexible 4/10s schedule, Monday-Friday. Previous Family Medicine experience is required. Must be board-certified and Texas-licensed. Comes with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package which includes PTO, retirement, and loan repayment! San Antonio is the city of authenticity. Where Real Fun and True Adventure are just outside your door. Discover our larger-than-life attractions, thrilling theme parks, and breathtaking, natural wonders. There's something exciting for everyone! For more information on this and/or other opportunities nationwide, please forward your most up-to-date resume to Cara Hermelyn at [email protected], then call/text me immediately at (954) 837-2734. Please reference JOB-2928236.Full-time, permanent position for a Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)Must have previous Family Medicine experienceFlexible 4/10s schedule, Mon-FriCompetitive salary and benefits packageFacility Qualifies for Gov Loan RepaymentMust be board certified and licensed in TexasBilingual in Spanish is desired, but not requiredContact Cara Hermelyn at 954-837-2734. Please reference JOB-2928236Our services are free for youWe help negotiate your salary and contractWe coordinate interviews and help with licensesSpecialized recruiters match your career preferencesExperienced support teams take care of every detail

DescriptionSummary: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.CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Medical Center (CSRH-MC), located in the South Texas Medical Center, provides a high-level of care through compassionate hands, experience physicians, and advanced technology, including the da Vinci Surgical Robot System and the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted System. Services at the 178- bed facility include Acute Care of the Elderly Unit, cardiology, diabetes care, emergency care, general surgery, kidney transplantation at the CHRISTUS Transplant Institute, orthopedics, outpatient rehabilitation and aquatic therapy, Senior Behavioral Health Center, urology, and the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center.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 resourcesCORE COMPETENCIESStandard I: 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 the designated unit's patient populationStandard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process• Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow• Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process • Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.Standard III. Unit Operations• Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift• Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies• Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts. • Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry. Standard IV. 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• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.• Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities. TECHNICAL COMPETENCIESClinical 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 techniquesHealth 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• Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.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 to ensure patient safety• Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipmentMedical 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 eachPatient Chart Reading and Interpretation• Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and 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 othersPatient 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• Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.Requirements:Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred. 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred. BLS requiredRN License in state of employment or compactWork Schedule:7AM - 7PMWork Type:Full TimeEEO is the law - click below for more information: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdfWe endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) 257-6925.

DescriptionSummary:The Care Manager (CM) PRN works in collaboration with the patient/family, physicians, and multidisciplinary team members to ensure patient progression through the continuum of care and to develop a plan of care for each assigned patient from admission through discharge. The CM is responsible for identifying, initiating, and managing optimal patient flow/throughput to enhance continuity of care, smooth and safe transitions, patient satisfaction, patient safety, and length of stay management. Support and expertise are provided through comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and overall evaluation of individual patient needs. Care Coordination and Discharge Planning are both responsibilities of this role. The CM assesses and responds to patient/family needs by coordinating the efforts of other team members and identifies and resolves barriers that hinder effective patient care. The CM adheres to departmental and organizational goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies, and procedures, and continually assures regulatory compliance.The CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital, established in 1959, was the first children’s hospital in South-Central Texas. Located downtown, this 190-plus-bed hospital serves more than 70,000 children annually from San Antonio, South Texas and around the world. The hospital (in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine) is the only academic children’s hospital in San Antonio. Our highly specialized services meet the unique medical needs of children, from Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care to Children’s Emergency Services, the latest treatments for deformities of the spine including titanium rib implants and halo traction, a Heart Center, a specialized asthma program, a highly regarded Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and growing maternal services to include consultation, delivery, and maternal fetal medicine.Responsibilities:• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.• Interviews patients/families to obtain information about social, emotional, and financial factors which may impact health status both prior to, and after, discharge and assess the patient’s current formal and informal support system as well as available benefits and resources.• Works with the CMII or CMIII to develop and monitor the patient’s plan of care to ensure effectiveness and appropriateness of services.• Coordinates/facilitates patient care progression throughout the continuum of care in an efficient and cost-effective manner.• Serves as resource, provides support, and acts as an advocate on behalf of the patient related to treatment decisions and end of life issues.• Closely monitors patient length of stay and communicates/collaborates with appropriate interdisciplinary team members to remove barriers and expedite discharge.• Identifies and escalates local and system barriers that are impeding diagnostic or treatment progress and issues related to quality and risk as appropriate in a timely manner.• Works to resolve identified delays to discharge.• Collaborates with medical staff, nursing staff, and ancillary staff to eliminate barriers to efficient delivery of care in the appropriate setting.• Assesses needs for discharge planning and continuing care/resource support following discharge; independently makes recommendations to patients and families regarding post-acute level of care needs and options including: • Acute Rehabilitation Placement • Nursing Home or Skilled Nursing placement • Psychiatric or Substance Abuse placement • New Dialysis • Child/Adult/Domestic Abuse • Home Health/Hospice Referrals • Legal issues (adoptions, guardianship) • Assistance with Advance Directives • Community Resource needs • Financial Issues/Funding options • DME Referrals and Coordination • Social Determinants of Health • Ensures appropriate communication and updates are provided to the patient/family and members of the healthcare team and are documented as necessary to assure continuity of care.• Provide appropriate interventions which demonstrate knowledge of and sensitivity toward cultural diversity and the religious, developmental, health literacy, and educational backgrounds of the patient population.• Provides information and support to patients and families, helping them access needed resources within the medical center and community.• Ensures and maintains plan consensus from patient/family, physician, and payor.• Collaborates with the physician and other health care professionals to promote appropriate use of medical center resources.• Actively participates in Multidisciplinary/Patient Care Progression Rounds.• Escalates cases as appropriate and per policy to Physician Advisors and/or CM Director.• Documents in the medical record per regulatory and department guidelines.• Assumes responsibility for professional growth and development.• Must have excellent verbal and written communication and ability to interact with diverse populations.• Must have critical and analytical thinking skills.• Must have demonstrated clinical competency.• Must have ability to Multitask and to function in a stressful and fast paced environment.• Must have working knowledge of discharge planning, utilization management, case management, performance improvement, and managed care reimbursement.• Must have understanding of pre-acute and post-acute levels of care and community resources.• Must have ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in interactions with physicians, payors, patients and their families.• Must have understanding of internal and external resources and knowledge of available community resources.• Must have the ability to move around the hospital to all areas for the majority of the workday while in office the rest of the day; general office and hospital environment.Requirements:One of the following education is required:Certificate, Associate, or bachelor’s degree in nursingBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social WorkExperience in the clinical or acute care setting preferred.LVN/LPN, RN, LBSW, LMSW, or LCSW in the state of employment is required.BLS preferred.Work Schedule:PRNWork Type:Per Diem As NeededEEO is the law - click below for more information: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdfWe endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) 257-6925.

DescriptionSummary:The Registered Nurse (RN) assesses, implements or delegates, plans, and evaluates total nursing care and functions in accordance with established philosophy, providing and directing patient care for a group of patients. The Registered Nurse (RN) relates effectively with other shifts/departments for optimal continuity of care. The Registered Nurse (RN) provides clinical supervision for entry level nurses and assists in their development.CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Medical Center (CSRH-MC), located in the South Texas Medical Center, provides a high-level of care through compassionate hands, experience physicians, and advanced technology, including the da Vinci Surgical Robot System and the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted System. Services at the 178- bed facility include Acute Care of the Elderly Unit, cardiology, diabetes care, emergency care, general surgery, kidney transplantation at the CHRISTUS Transplant Institute, orthopedics, outpatient rehabilitation and aquatic therapy, Senior Behavioral Health Center, urology, and the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center.Requirements:Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred. 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred. BLS required RN License in state of employment or compactWork Type: Full TimeEEO is the law - click below for more information: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdfWe endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) 257-6925.

DescriptionSummary:The Registered Nurse (RN) assesses, implements or delegates, plans, and evaluates total nursing care and functions in accordance with established philosophy, providing and directing patient care for a group of patients. The Registered Nurse (RN) relates effectively with other shifts/departments for optimal continuity of care. The Registered Nurse (RN) provides clinical supervision for entry level nurses and assists in their development.CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Medical Center (CSRH-MC), located in the South Texas Medical Center, provides a high-level of care through compassionate hands, experience physicians, and advanced technology, including the da Vinci Surgical Robot System and the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted System. Services at the 178- bed facility include Acute Care of the Elderly Unit, cardiology, diabetes care, emergency care, general surgery, kidney transplantation at the CHRISTUS Transplant Institute, orthopedics, outpatient rehabilitation and aquatic therapy, Senior Behavioral Health Center, urology, and the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center.Requirements:Associate's Degree in NursingOne year experience in nursing preferred.Current Texas State RN License or Compact RN LicenseBLS (American Heart Association)ACLS required at time of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain ACLS by the end of the clinical orientation period.PALS required at time of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain PALS by the end of the clinical orientation period.Crisis intervention training required within 12 months of hire/transfer dateFor trauma designated facilities, TNCC required within 6 weeks of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain TNCC within 18 months of hire/transfer date.Work Type: Full Time

DescriptionSummary:The Registered Nurse (RN) assesses, implements or delegates, plans, and evaluates total nursing care and functions in accordance with established philosophy, providing and directing patient care for a group of patients. The Registered Nurse (RN) relates effectively with other shifts/departments for optimal continuity of care. The Registered Nurse (RN) provides clinical supervision for entry level nurses and assists in their development.Acute Telemetry is a 30-bed unit that consists of a dynamic team. We are seeking nurses to join our faith-based organization that is founded on compassion and dedication in serving the rapid growing community. We would like to welcome you to apply and explore what you have to offer and what you can contribute to the team.Requirements:Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred. 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred. BLS required RN License in state of employment or compactWork Type: Full TimeEEO is the law - click below for more information: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdfWe endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) 257-6925.

DescriptionSummary:The Registered Nurse (RN) assesses, implements or delegates, plans, and evaluates total nursing care and functions in accordance with established philosophy, providing and directing patient care for a group of patients. The Registered Nurse (RN) relates effectively with other shifts/departments for optimal continuity of care. The Registered Nurse (RN) provides clinical supervision for entry level nurses and assists in their development.CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills (CSRH-WH) is a 150-bed hospital serving the fastest growing area of San Antonio. Specialized care includes orthopedic and surgical services, ICU, women’s services, a newborn nursery, comprehensive cardiovascular care from diagnostics to open heart surgery, vascular lab, sleep center, emergency services, the CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute, wound care, rehabilitation, and more. The campus also boasts an Outpatient Imaging Center and three medical plazas, one of which houses our CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Health Center.Requirements:Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.BLS requiredRN License in state of employment or compactWork Type: Full TimeEEO is the law - click below for more information: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdfWe endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) 257-6925.

DescriptionSummary:The Registered Nurse (RN) assesses, implements or delegates, plans, and evaluates total nursing care and functions in accordance with established philosophy, providing and directing patient care for a group of patients. The Registered Nurse (RN) relates effectively with other shifts/departments for optimal continuity of care. The Registered Nurse (RN) provides clinical supervision for entry level nurses and assists in their development.CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Medical Center (CSRH-MC), located in the South Texas Medical Center, provides a high-level of care through compassionate hands, experience physicians, and advanced technology, including the da Vinci Surgical Robot System and the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted System. Services at the 178- bed facility include Acute Care of the Elderly Unit, cardiology, diabetes care, emergency care, general surgery, kidney transplantation at the CHRISTUS Transplant Institute, orthopedics, outpatient rehabilitation and aquatic therapy, Senior Behavioral Health Center, urology, and the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center.Requirements:Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.BLS requiredRN License in state of employment or compactWork Type: Full TimeEEO is the law - click below for more information: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdfWe endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) 257-6925.

DescriptionSummary: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.Acute Telemetry is a 30-bed unit that consists of a dynamic team. We are seeking nurses to join our faith-based organization that is founded on compassion and dedication in serving the rapid growing community. We would like to welcome you to apply and explore what you have to offer and what you can contribute to the team.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 resourcesCORE COMPETENCIESStandard I: 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 the designated unit's patient populationStandard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process• Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow• Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process • Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.Standard III. Unit Operations• Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift• Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies• Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts. • Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry. Standard IV. 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• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.• Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities. TECHNICAL COMPETENCIESClinical 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 techniquesHealth 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• Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.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 to ensure patient safety• Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipmentMedical 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 eachPatient Chart Reading and Interpretation• Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and 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 othersPatient 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• Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.Requirements:Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred. 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred. BLS required RN License in state of employment or compactWork Schedule:VariesWork Type:Full TimeEEO is the law - click below for more information: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdfWe endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) 257-6925.

DescriptionSummary: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.CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Medical Center (CSRH-MC), located in the South Texas Medical Center, provides a high-level of care through compassionate hands, experience physicians, and advanced technology, including the da Vinci Surgical Robot System and the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted System. Services at the 178- bed facility include Acute Care of the Elderly Unit, cardiology, diabetes care, emergency care, general surgery, kidney transplantation at the CHRISTUS Transplant Institute, orthopedics, outpatient rehabilitation and aquatic therapy, Senior Behavioral Health Center, urology, and the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center.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 resourcesCORE COMPETENCIESStandard I: 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 the designated unit's patient populationStandard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process• Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow• Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process • Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.Standard III. Unit Operations• Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift• Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies• Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts. • Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry. Standard IV. 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• Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.• Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities. TECHNICAL COMPETENCIESClinical 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 techniquesHealth 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• Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.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 to ensure patient safety• Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipmentMedical 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 eachPatient Chart Reading and Interpretation• Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and 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 othersPatient 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• Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.Requirements:Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred. 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred. BLS required RN License in state of employment or compactWork Schedule:7PM - 7AMWork Type:Full TimeEEO is the law - click below for more information: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdfWe endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) 257-6925.