Dialysis 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. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast‑paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Assessment: Do 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 in assessment that require attention. Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the 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 takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient. Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative 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's 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. Job Requirements Bachelor of Science Nursing and one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire. Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire. Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire. Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 days. Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 months. Where You'll Work Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 881‑bed quaternary care academic medical center located in the Texas Medical Center. Located in the Texas Medical Center, the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart Institute. Baylor St. Luke’s also has community emergency centers offering adult and pediatric care for the Greater Houston area. CHI St. Luke’s Health, now part of CommonSpirit Health, has been serving our community since 1954. Benefits Up to $10,000 Relocation assistance Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and dependent adults Care for Caregivers: Resilience Through Adversity sessions Flexible spending accounts Group Accident, Critical Illness and Identity Theft protection Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family Paid Time Off (PTO) Tuition Assistance for career growth and development Matching Retirement Programs Wellness Programs Pay Range 35.45 - 55.36 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr Catholic Health Initiatives