Registered Nurse - FT - Days 3:3 - Medical - 20047

Registered Nurse - FT - Days 3:3 - Medical

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days - 3x3

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

Responsible for providing nursing care for patients during the intraoperative phase of the perioperative experience based on established clinical nursing practice standards. Performs nursing activities in the Medical where the circulating nurse is the patient's advocate. Answers patient needs by assisting the physician and person responsible for anesthesia care. Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. Supports DHR vision and mission. Utilizes knowledge of patient's age and cultural diversity into the provision of patient care. Contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care education to patients and/or significant others. The successful candidate will be required to pass competencies for this position.

Graduate of accredited school of nursing required, BSN preferred.

Current Registered Nurse's license in the State of Texas

Current BLS certification,

ACLS required within three (3) months of hire.

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians

Prefer hospital experience

Experience in the Medical Unit is strongly preferred. Ability to practice nursing as described by the following definition: "The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health alternations." Ability to utilize the best nursing process in the provision of nursing care including but not limited to administering treatments and medications, interpreting diagnostic tests, formulating a plan of care, collaborating with other health care providers and providing

Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices

Ensures that care is delivered to each patient in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Texas, and ANA Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice.

Supports the philosophy, goals and objectives of DHR and the department.

Provides effective and efficient patient care management.

Demonstrates strong and effective managerial techniques/skills in established lines of authority.

Maintains professional competence by participating in continuing education and other learning experiences.

Addresses patient needs during admission to the operating room.

Ensures that approved Medical Unit procedures are followed to meet the requirements of scheduled procedures.

Adheres to hospital/unit policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.

Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and physician.

Demonstrates ability to adapt to varied age-specific patient populations.

Supports and promotes excellence in customer/guest relations.

Supports and promotes the organization's Infection Control Program.

Supports and promotes the organization's Safety Program.

Supports and promotes the organization's Risk Management Program.

Demonstrates maturity and accountability for job performance.

Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height. - Yes - Kneeling - Yes

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs. - Yes - Walking - Yes

Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs. - Yes - Standing/Squatting - Yes

Straight pulling - Yes - Sitting - Yes

Pulling hand over hand - Yes - Pushing - Yes

Repeated bending - Yes - Stooping/Bending - Yes

Reaching above shoulder - Yes - Climbing Stairs - Yes

Simple grasping - Yes - Climbing Ladders - No

Dual simultaneous grasping - Yes - Depth Perceptions needed - Yes

Ability to see - Yes - Identify Colors - Yes

Operating office equipment - Yes - Twisting - Yes

Operating mechanical equipment - Yes - Crawling - No

Ability to read and write - Yes - Ability to Count - Yes

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid - Yes - Operating Personal Vehicle - Yes

Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication - Yes - Other: Ability to deal with stress - Yes

OSHA Category - III

The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.