Transplant RN

Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient‑first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Assessment: Admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition; provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs; notifies doctor of changes that require attention. Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that take into consideration the individualized needs of the patient. Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies. Reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader or physician. Implements patient safety initiatives and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications. Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions; notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions; adjusts nursing care to meet patient emerging and changing needs. Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from off‑going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker’s experience, abilities and the patient’s acuity. Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space; promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location; incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction; reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately. Job Requirements Bachelor of Science in Nursing At least one (1) year of RN experience upon hire Registered Nurse, TX license upon hire Basic Life Support – CPR within 14 days Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire Where You'll Work Up to $10,000 relocation assistance Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center – 881‑bed quaternary care academic medical center in Texas Medical Center; home of the Texas Heart Institute and Magnet hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. CHI St. Luke’s Health – part of CommonSpirit Health, serving the community since 1954, operating 137 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states. Benefits Health, dental, vision insurance Free premium membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and dependent adults Care for Caregivers: Resilience Through Adversity sessions to help caregivers build resilience and advance mental well‑being during difficult times Flexible spending accounts Group accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection Employee Assistance Program for you and your family Paid time off Tuition assistance for career growth and development Matching retirement programs Wellness programs #J-18808-Ljbffr Commonspirit