Job Description

Registered Nurse, Acute Trauma MedSurg - Part time at Christus Health summary:

Registered Nurse specializing in Acute Trauma and Medical-Surgical care, practicing independently in clinical settings. Provides comprehensive nursing care including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and patient education while managing complex physical and psychosocial needs. Collaborates with healthcare teams, delegates tasks appropriately, and adheres to nursing standards to optimize patient outcomes.

Summary:

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.

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 resources.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS required
• RN License in state of employment or compact

Work Schedule:

7AM - 7PM

Work Type:

Part Time

Keywords:

Registered Nurse, Acute Trauma, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Patient Care, Nursing Assessment, Medication Administration, Patient Education, Clinical Nursing, BLS Certification, Healthcare

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