Registered Nurse RN - PCU PRN, Days

Registered Nurse RN - PCU PRN, Days

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are better + together

Work location: Texas Health Southwest, 6100 Harris Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76132

Work hours: PRN/per diem, Day shift, Minimum requirement: 3 shifts per 6-week schedule, 1 weekend shift and 1 major/1 minor holiday required

Department Highlights

• 36 bed PCU Department
• Nurse/Patient Ratio: 1:4 depending on acuity
• Patient population: intermediate/telemetry level of care for the post-acute stroke, general medical, endocrine GI/renal patient population
• MAGNET facility
• Level III Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke center
• Stroke designated unit
• Enjoy self-scheduling to help with work/life balance
• Excellent opportunities for educational and career growth including advancement opportunities in leadership

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred
• Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire
• BCLS prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
• ACLS within 90 days of hire
• CPI Crisis Prevention Intervention Training within 90 days of hire
• NIHSS within 90 days of hire
• 1-year experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program required
• PCU experience strongly preferred
• In addition to the required qualifications, a successful RN will demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment

What You Will Do

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
• assesses the patient
• plans the care of the patient
• intervenes as appropriate
• evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

• Benefits for prn employees include 401k, Employee Assistance Program EAP and Tobacco Cessation program
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC)
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth

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