RN, Registered Nurse Float I - Nursing Float Pool
Company: Christus Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: October 12, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting,
practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all
relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care,
in accordance with patient treatment plans. Continues to develop
the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical
nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care
providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills (CSRH-WH) is a
150-bed hospital serving the fastest growing area of San Antonio.
Specialized care includes orthopedic and surgical services, ICU,
women's services, a newborn nursery, comprehensive cardiovascular
care from diagnostics to open heart surgery, vascular lab, sleep
center, emergency services, the CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute,
wound care, rehabilitation, and more. The campus also boasts an
Outpatient Imaging Center and three medical plazas, one of which
houses our CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program
and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Health Center.
Responsibilities:
--- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies:
Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. --- Meets
expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry. ---
Proactively provide assignment availability on a regular basis. ---
Able to be assigned to more than one unit. --- Consistent with the
ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care
utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis,
planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients. ---
Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural,
and social needs of patients and families in accordance with their
level of practice. --- Using the appropriate protocol, administers
medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and
effectiveness of the treatment prescribed. --- Documents patient
history, symptoms, medication, and care given. --- Assess learning
needs and provide education to patients, family members and/or
caregivers; identify issues and resources. CORE
COMPETENCIESStandard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process--- Uses
critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical,
psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual and development needs of
patients and families. --- Communicates findings to appropriate
healthcare team members. --- Develops and uses a specific plan of
care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using
evidence-based practice. --- Implements patient care and
therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of
treatment and teaching goals. --- Evaluate the care and
treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient's response to
the care and treatment(s). --- Performs timely reassessment and
documentation. --- Must be able to perform unit-specific
competencies based on the specific patient care need for the
designated unit's patient population. Standard II. Patient
Throughput & Patient Flow Process--- Anticipates and plans for
admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow. ---
Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to
facilitate the discharge process. --- Coaches on tools and
techniques for checking, cross-checking, and validating orders to
ensure accuracy. Standard III. Unit Operations--- Plans, directs,
and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a
particular nursing unit during an assigned shift. --- Demonstrates
good stewardship in the proper use and maintenance of equipment and
Supplies. --- Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively
participates in resourcing efforts. --- Educates and trains others
on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.
Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations--- Incorporates
patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment,
resulting in positive patient outcomes. --- Demonstrates
accountability for nursing research and quality improvement
activities. --- Provides evidence-based nursing care. ---
Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum
of care. --- Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics,
and regulations within the industry. --- Knowledge of federal,
state, and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability
to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIESClinical Policies and Standards--- Follows a
specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures. ---
Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures
organizational compliance. --- Provides feedback for improvement of
procedures. --- Assists in the development and implementation of
specific procedures. --- Works with control and monitoring
mechanisms, tools, and techniques. Health Information
Documentation--- Shares experiences with maintaining paper and
electronic patient documentation. --- Walk through the steps and
procedures for receiving, validating, and updating patient records.
--- Describes the flow of information between various stations or
units. --- Discusses the functions, features, and document flow of
electronic documentation. --- Transcribes verbal orders; explains
techniques for ensuring their accuracy. --- Explains health
information documentation best practices and their rationale across
health care practices. Medical Equipment--- Describes experience
with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility. --- Uses
standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolve common
equipment problems. --- Educates patients about the appropriate use
of home medical equipment. --- Ensures that all equipment and
related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure
patient safety. --- Inspects, troubleshoots, and evaluates incoming
equipment. Medical Order Processing--- Shares experiences with
processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or
conditions. --- Describes functions and features of the system used
to enter, validate, update, and forward medical orders. ---
Discusses common errors, their sources, and procedures for
correcting. --- Explains considerations for entering and following
standing orders. --- Differentiates between standing orders and
preprinted orders and considerations for each. Patient Chart
Reading and Interpretation--- Describes experiences in reading and
interpreting patient charts for patients on the unit and under own
care. --- Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy;
identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions. --- Recognizes
unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff. ---
Relates examples of misreadings or misinterpretations and lessons
learned. --- Reviews, discusses, and validates own interpretation
with others. Patient Safety--- Shares experiences with ensuring
safety for one or more patient groups or settings. --- Explains key
features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and
settings. --- Listens and responds to safety inquiries from
patients and family members. --- Recognizes and addresses
physiological and psychological signs of problems. --- Describes
considerations for patients who can cause harm to self, versus harm
to others. --- Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and
near misses, and participates in immediate investigating, analysis,
and reporting in real time.
Requirements:
A. Education/Skills
B. Experience
C. Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
Work Schedule:
7PM - 7AM
Work Type:
Full Time
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