Registered Nurse

JOIN OUR TEAM!!!

Our hospital is seeking Registered Nurses to join our inpatient nursing team. We are seeking qualified RNs who are interested in joining a collaborative, patient-focused care environment.

Opportunities may be available across inpatient units based on experience, interest, and organizational needs.

Full Time position is eligible for $10,000.00 Sign-on Bonus for Qualified Candidates

To support work-life balance and continuity of care, nursing positions may be offered with a variety of schedules, including Days or Nights, Full Time, Part Time, and PRN. Specific schedules and units are discussed during the interview process to ensure the best fit for both the nurse and the department.

Practice Areas may include :

• Acute Care
• Critical Care
• Emergency Room
• Surgical Services

Assignment is based on your clinical experience, credentials, and current organizational needs.

Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital is committed to providing great benefits.

• Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO & 401K
• Individually Tailored 6-12 Week Orientation
• Opportunities for Advancement
• Career Ladder for RNs, LVNs, & CNAs
• Career Ladder for CSTs, RTs, RRTs, Pharmacy, PTs, & Lab Techs
• Consumer discounts through Perks
• Family Atmosphere
• Opportunity for Multi-Unit Training
• Free CEUs through Cornerstone, our online training system
• 7a-7p & 7p-7a shifts available in CCCU & Acute Care

What You Will do in this Role:

• Registered professional nurse who assesses, implements, or delegates, plans, and evaluates total nursing functions in accordance with established philosophy, providing and directing patient care for a group of other professionals.
• Gathers pertinent patient care data using all available resources.
• Relates effectively with other shifts/departments for optimal continuity of care.
• Provides clinical support to entry level nurses and assists in their development.
• Coordinates provision of nursing care on the nursing unit/s.
• Facilitates the efficient flow of patients and resources.
• Prepares a plan for discharge and follow-up appropriate to both patient and family needs.
• Participate with the responsible supervisor to develop monthly staffing plan.
• Implement interventions appropriate to the age-specific needs of adolescent, adult and geriatric acute care patients.
• Safely and accurately administer medications commonly used in acute care nursing units.
• Provides patient and family education for adolescents, adult and geriatric patients and their family/caregivers.
• Provides appropriate and safe interventions in emergency situations commonly experienced by acute care patients.
• Performs basic patient care procedures for adolescents, adult and geriatric acute care patients, as required by the specific nursing unit.
• Documents nursing care to maintain an accurate and legal medical record.
• Assures efficiency of unit operations and goods in proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Able to operate specialized equipment included in the acute care unit equipment checklist.
• Assures adherence to safe standard of care and regulatory expectations.
• Serve as a leader of patient care and role model/mentor in performance/behavior events.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Nursing Director.
• Manages the care of patients undergoing procedures requiring analgesia, sedation and anesthesia.
• Attends meetings and participates in ongoing training.
• Utilizes special knowledge of age-specific differences in acute care patients to recognize changes in patient status.
• Actively participates in appropriate committees and QA/PI activities.
• Follows OSHA and other standards for protection against blood borne pathogens.

What Qualifications You Will Need:

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Currently licensed in the state of Texas.
• BLS and ACLS required.

LHSH Incentives

• Flexible Scheduling
• No mandatory overtime
• Career Ladder

Full Time position is eligible for $10,000.00 Sign-on Bonus for Qualified Candidates

Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital specializes in the care of cardiac, orthopedic, nephrology, urology, and general medical patients. We are also a highly active inpatient center mainly centered on surgical procedures that include cardiothoracic, orthopedic, urology, and general surgery. We have a 24-hour Emergency Department with 5 fully equipped ED rooms, 4 fully operating rooms, 4 cardiac catheterization labs with 1 electrophysiology room, 11-day surgery rooms, 58 acute care beds spread over three units, and 14 cardiac critical care rooms. We pride ourselves on giving the best overall care possible to our patients and on our family style atmosphere that includes everyone: patients and their families, physicians, and our colleagues.

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