Registered Nurse II Transitional Care Unit

Job Description\nLast year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Registered Nurse II Transitional Care Unit with Methodist Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!\nJob Summary and Qualifications\n\n\nAs a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.\nWhat you will do in this role:\n\n Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.\n Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s), and ensure thorough and timely documentation of care administration in the patient's medical record. - Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.\n Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.\n Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the patient's medical condition, treatment plan, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, ensuring complete understanding by translating complex medical terminology.\n\nWhat qualifications you will need:\n\n\n Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date\n Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date\n (RN) Registered Nurse\n Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree, or Masters Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma\n\nNo Travel Required\n6 months RN acute care experience Required \nBenefits\n\nMethodist Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:\n\n Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services\n Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services\n Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence\n Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling\n Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing\n Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts\n\nLearn more about Employee Benefits\nNote: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.\n\nMethodist Hospital opened in 1963 as the first hospital in the now internationally acclaimed South Texas Medical Center. With over 900 beds, Methodist Hospital offers a broad range of specialties including cardiology, oncology, bone marrow transplants, emergency medicine, neurosciences, maternity care, gynecology and orthopedics. We are proud to be the largest provider of the lifesaving ECMO Program in San Antonio, are home to the largest robotics program in the world, and our Adult Blood Cancer and Stem Cell Transplant unit has become the first program to receive FACT Accreditation in North America.\nAs the flagship hospital, and most comprehensive medical care facility of Methodist Healthcare, we appreciate the support and recognition we receive from the community. We’ve recently been named the No.1 Best Regional Hospital by the U.S. News and World Report for 2019-20. We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality of care possible for our patients, which is proven by our consecutive Grade A Leapfrog Hospital Safety scores. In addition, Methodist Hospital not only received a Primary Stroke Center designation from The Joint Commission, but has also received a Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification from DNV GL Healthcare, designating the facility as offering the most advanced stroke treatment available in a given geographic area. For more information, please visit our website at and select Methodist Hospital under Locations.\n\n"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.\n\n HCA Healthcare Co-Founder\nBe a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Registered Nurse II Transitional Care Unit opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!\nWe are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Methodist Hospital