RN ED

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 profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will support patient recovery and fuel your own career advancement. ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Assessment: Conduct admission and ongoing assessment of patients. Provide nursing care to meet physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. Notify the doctor of changes requiring attention. Planning: Design, direct, evaluate, and document the plan of care, patient/family teaching, and transition of care plan to include a safe and appropriate level of care discharge. Work with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulate a plan of care and daily goals that consider individualized needs. Implementation: Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies to help reduce anxiety. Know patient conditions and report significant changes to charge nurse/team leader or physician. Implement patient safety initiatives and protocols, including medication safety practices, physician orders, and consult notifications. Evaluation: Reassess patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notify physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjust nursing care to meet changing needs. Report Skills: Give and receive reports using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provide an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to establish continuity of patient care. Receive report from the prior shift. Job Requirements Associate's of Science Nursing At least one (1) year of RN experience Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire Basic Life Support – AHA BLS, within 14 days Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 months Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 months Where You'll Work St. Luke's Health–The Vintage Hospital, a 106‑bed facility located in Northwest Houston. Pay Range $35.45 – $55.36 /hour #J-18808-Ljbffr