Registered Nurse

Job DescriptionThis job requires relocation.Description\n\nAt CHRISTUS Good Shepherd we understand that our nurse graduates are the future of health care and because of this, we provide a rewarding career opportunity to those interested in joining our mission.\nCHRISTUS provides a yearlong developmental and on-boarding program to help newly licensed registered nurses obtain the skills and confidence necessary for providing high quality patient care through evidence-based training and critical thinking alongside our recognized professionals.\nEach new graduate who joins the CHRISTUS Good Shepherd team will be enrolled in a comprehensive orientation and assigned to a preceptor. Your personal preceptor will be in your home unit and will support you through the program, show you the ropes and guide you through a structured curriculum of progressive skill development and patient care assignments.\nIf you are looking to join a rapidly growing faith-based organization that encourages professional development, we want you to become a part of the CHRISTUS Good Shepherd team!\nSummary:\nResponsible for patient assessment, patient care planning, and provision of quality nursing care to an assigned group of patients for a defined work period. Provides direction and supervision to LVN/LPNs, nursing assistants, unit secretaries, and other clinical/clerical associates. By assignment, may function as a charge nurse for the unit. Involves provision of patient care/service to older adolescents, young adults, adults, geriatric and pediatric patients.\nResponsibilities:\n\n Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.\n Patient Care Planning\n Develops a comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significant needs and problems identified through nursing assessment.\n Prepares nursing elements of the interdisciplinary care plan prior to the initial team conference.\n Reviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team members as changes occur.\n Patient Care Provision\n Implements patient care as planned in nursing care plan and interdisciplinary care plan.\n Sets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and patient needs.\n Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate.\n Safely performs and accurately documents procedures, consistent with established nursing policy and procedure.\n Patient Care Evaluation\n Evaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.\n Evaluates progress toward nursing goals and revises goals as needed on a weekly basis.\n Completes nursing progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis.\n Completes nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis.\n Teaching\n Evaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documents their response to teaching.\n Utilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs.\n Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families as needed.\n Acts as role model for health care students and other team members.\n Acts as preceptor to assigned orientees.\n Assists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and experience.\n Patient Care Communication\n Reports and documents accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's condition.\n Maintains patient confidentiality.\n Applies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication among care team members, patients, and significant others.\n Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed.\n Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately.\n Identifies actual and potentially unsafe patient care practices, reports them in the designated manner, and suggests alternatives.\n\nJob Requirements:\nEducation/Skills\n\n Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred\n\nExperience\n\n Six months to a year of experience as a licensed RN or holder of an active GN permit\n\nLicenses, Registrations, or Certifications\n\n BLS required\n RN License in state of employment or compact\n Graduate Nurse Permit\n \n Associates with an unsuccessful licensure application or on the 75th day following the effective date of the temporary permit; will be transferred to another position within CHRISTUS Health\n \n\nWork Schedule:\nMULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE\nWork Type:\nFull Time