If this opportunity sounds right for you, give us a call today to speak with an expert Weatherby consultant for details.<ul><li>Scheduled clinical hours only</li><li>22 patient encounters per shift</li><li>Outpatient clinical setting</li><li>Rounding with assigned patients</li><li>Paid malpractice insurance; pre-paid travel and housing expenses</li><li>Assignment details and time entry in online portal</li><li>Competitive compensation</li><li>24-hour access to your Weatherby Healthcare consultant</li><li>Charter member of NALTO</li></ul> " Since 1995, Weatherby Healthcare has established itself as an expert in locum tenens staffing for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. The company employs nearly 600 employees committed to filling locum tenens assignments in large-scale healthcare networks, hospitals, and clinics nationwide. Learn more at<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?4Vwu%2fgIetDCtEJnnclWP0gm" width="0" height="0" />

**Weatherby Healthcare Opportunity**

If this opportunity sounds right for you, give us a call today to speak with an expert Weatherby consultant for details.

**Job Description**

- Scheduled clinical hours only
- 22 patient encounters per shift
- Outpatient clinical setting
- Rounding with assigned patients
- Paid malpractice insurance; pre-paid travel and housing expenses
- Assignment details and time entry in online portal
- Competitive compensation
- 24-hour access to your Weatherby Healthcare consultant
- Charter member of NALTO

Since 1995, Weatherby Healthcare has established itself as an expert in locum tenens staffing for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. The company employs nearly 600 employees committed to filling locum tenens assignments in large-scale healthcare networks, hospitals, and clinics nationwide. Learn more at [Weatherby Healthcare](https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?4Vwu%2fgIetDCtEJnnclWP0gm).

Locum Tenens Job Opportunity in Texas for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician

Description Summary: The competent Nurse, in the Antepartum, L&D, NST, OBED, LDRP, or LDRPN, 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. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.</li><li>Meets expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry.</li><li>Proactively provide assignment availability on a regular basis.</li><li>Able to be assigned to more than one unit.</li><li>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.</li><li>Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.</li><li>Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.</li><li>Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.</li><li>Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.</li></ul>CORE COMPETENCIES Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process<ul><li>Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families.</li><li>Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members.</li><li>Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice.</li><li>Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals.</li><li>Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s).</li><li>Performs timely reassessment and documentation.</li><li>Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient population.</li></ul>Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process<ul><li>Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow.</li><li>Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process.</li><li>Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.</li></ul>Standard III. Unit Operations<ul><li>Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift.</li><li>Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies.</li><li>Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.</li><li>Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.</li></ul>Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations<ul><li>Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes.</li><li>Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities.</li><li>Provides evidence-based nursing care.</li><li>Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care.</li><li>Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.</li><li>Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities.</li></ul>TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES Clinical Policies and Standards<ul><li>Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures</li><li>Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance </li><li>Provides feedback for improvement of procedures.</li><li>Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures.</li><li>Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques.</li></ul>Health Information Documentation<ul><li>Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation.</li><li>Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records.</li><li>Describes the flow of information between various stations or units.</li><li>Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation.</li><li>Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy.</li><li>Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.</li></ul>Medical Equipment<ul><li>Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility.</li><li>Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems.</li><li>Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment.</li><li>Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety.</li><li>Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment.</li></ul>Medical Order Processing<ul><li>Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions.</li><li>Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders.</li><li>Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting.</li><li>Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders.</li><li>Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each.</li></ul>Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation<ul><li>Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care.</li><li>Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions.</li><li>Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff.</li><li>Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned.</li><li>Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others.</li></ul>Patient Safety<ul><li>Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings.</li><li>Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings.</li><li>Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members.</li><li>Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems.</li><li>Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others.</li><li>Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.</li></ul> Job Requirements: Education/Skills<ul><li>Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>Minimum of 2 years' experience required in a Perinatal Services setting (e.g., Antepartum, L&D, NST, OBED, LDRP, or LDRPN)</li></ul>Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications<ul><li>BLS is required</li><li>ACLS is required</li><li>RN License in the state of employment or compact required</li><li>NRP is required</li><li>Current STABLE (Post-resuscitation/Pre-transport Stabilization Care of Sick Infants) certification required from one of the following courses: Participant, Lead Instructor, or Support Instructor</li><li>Current certification required from one of the following: AWHONN Intermediate FHM, AWHONN Intermediate FHM Instructor, AWHONN Advanced FHM Instructor, AWHONN Instructor Trainer, or NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)</li></ul>In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame. Work Schedule: MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE Work Type: Full Time<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?WxG3%2bMYBXoY0j7Z7lS9IPAn" width="0" height="0" />

**Nurse**

The competent Nurse, in the Antepartum, L&D, NST, OBED, LDRP, or LDRPN, 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.

**Job Description**

- 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 provides 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.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.

**Core Competencies**

**Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process**

- Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and developmental 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.
- Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient 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 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 Competencies**

**Clinical 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.
- Walks 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 healthcare 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 them.
- 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 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 mis-readings 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; participates in immediate investigating, analysis, and reporting in real-time.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred.

**Experience**

- Minimum of 2 years' experience required in a Perinatal Services setting (e.g., Antepartum, L&D, NST, OBED, LDRP, or LDRPN).

**Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications**

- BLS is required.
- ACLS is required.
- RN License in the state of employment or compact required.
- NRP is required.
- Current STABLE (Post-resuscitation/Pre-transport Stabilization Care of Sick Infants) certification required from one of the following courses: Participant, Lead Instructor, or Support Instructor.
- Current certification required from one of the following: AWHONN Intermediate FHM, AWHONN Intermediate FHM Instructor, AWHONN Advanced FHM Instructor, AWHONN Instructor Trainer, or NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM).

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification, and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

**Work Schedule**

Multiple shifts available.

**Work Type**

Full Time.

RN, Registered Nurse Float VI - Nursing Float Pool

Description Summary: The competent Nurse, in the Nursery, Mother Baby Unit, Postpartum, NICU, PICU, or Acute Pediatric 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. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.</li><li>Meets expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry.</li><li>Proactively provide assignment availability on a regular basis.</li><li>Able to be assigned to more than one unit.</li><li>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.</li><li>Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.</li><li>Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.</li><li>Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.</li><li>Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.</li></ul>CORE COMPETENCIES Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process<ul><li>Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families.</li><li>Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members.</li><li>Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice.</li><li>Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals.</li><li>Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s).</li><li>Performs timely reassessment and documentation.</li><li>Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient population.</li></ul>Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process<ul><li>Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow.</li><li>Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process.</li><li>Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.</li></ul>Standard III. Unit Operations<ul><li>Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift.</li><li>Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies.</li><li>Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.</li><li>Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.</li></ul>Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations<ul><li>Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes.</li><li>Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities.</li><li>Provides evidence-based nursing care.</li><li>Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care.</li><li>Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.</li><li>Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities.</li></ul>TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES Clinical Policies and Standards<ul><li>Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures</li><li>Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance </li><li>Provides feedback for improvement of procedures.</li><li>Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures.</li><li>Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques.</li></ul>Health Information Documentation<ul><li>Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation.</li><li>Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records.</li><li>Describes the flow of information between various stations or units.</li><li>Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation.</li><li>Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy.</li><li>Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.</li></ul>Medical Equipment<ul><li>Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility.</li><li>Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems.</li><li>Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment.</li><li>Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety.</li><li>Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment.</li></ul>Medical Order Processing<ul><li>Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions.</li><li>Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders.</li><li>Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting.</li><li>Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders.</li><li>Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each.</li></ul>Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation<ul><li>Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care.</li><li>Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions.</li><li>Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff.</li><li>Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned.</li><li>Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others.</li></ul>Patient Safety<ul><li>Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings.</li><li>Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings.</li><li>Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members.</li><li>Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems.</li><li>Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others.</li><li>Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.</li></ul> Job Requirements: Education/Skills<ul><li>Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>Minimum of 2 years' experience required in a Perinatal Services setting (e.g., Nursery, MBU, Postpartum, or NICU)</li></ul>Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications<ul><li>BLS is required</li><li>PALS required if working in a Pediatric department</li><li>RN License in the state of employment or compact required</li><li>NRP is required</li><li>Current STABLE (Post-resuscitation/Pre-transport Stabilization Care of Sick Infants) certification required from one of the following courses: Participant, Lead Instructor, or Support Instructor</li></ul>In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame. Work Schedule: MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE Work Type: Full Time<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?SdQ99zeMqRbbX3zrBDzBbwr" width="0" height="0" />

**Nurse**

The competent Nurse, in the Nursery, Mother Baby Unit, Postpartum, NICU, PICU, or Acute Pediatric practices, independently 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.

**Job Description**

- 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 provides 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.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience required in a Perinatal Services setting (e.g., Nursery, MBU, Postpartum, or NICU).
- BLS is required.
- PALS required if working in a Pediatric department.
- RN License in the state of employment or compact required.
- NRP is required.
- Current STABLE (Post-resuscitation/Pre-transport Stabilization Care of Sick Infants) certification required from one of the following courses: Participant, Lead Instructor, or Support Instructor.

**Work Schedule**

Multiple shifts available.

**Work Type**

Full Time.

RN, Registered Nurse Float V - Nursing Float Pool

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, with the ability to on long-range goals or 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. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.</li><li>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.</li><li>Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.</li><li>Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.</li><li>Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.</li><li>Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.</li></ul> Job Requirements: Education/Skills<ul><li>Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred</li></ul>Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications<ul><li>BLS required</li><li>RN License in state of employment or compact</li></ul> Position Requirements: Education/Skills<ul> <li>All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.</li> <li>New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Critical Care Department-specific competency validation.</li> <li>Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.</li> </ul>Experience<ul> <li>One year of experience in Critical Care setting preferred but will accept new graduates.</li> </ul>Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications<ul> <li>Current ACLS certification required</li> </ul>In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame. Credential Grace Periods: If additional credentials are required per the Position Requirements section, a grace period to obtain the certification will apply, dependent on your experience level.<ul><li>Any Candidate/Associate with at least one year of acute care clinical experience in a similar service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate. </li><li>Any Candidate/Associatewho doesnothave at least one year of full-time acute care clinical experience in the same service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate New to the Specialty. </li></ul> Credential Grace Periods for Experienced Associates Grace Periods for New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty Basic Life Support (BLS) No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire. No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Within 30 days of hire. Within 90 days of hire. Pediatric Life Support (PALS) Within 30 days of hire. Within 90 days of hire. Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) Within 60 days of hire. Within 18 months of hire. Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Within 60 days of hire. Within 18 months of hire. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Within 30 days of hire. Within 60 days of hire. AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FHM (Fetal Heart Monitoring) Within 30 days of hire. Within 60 days of hire. STABLE (Neonatal Education) Within 30 days of hire. Within 60 days of hire. Work Schedule: PRN Work Type: Per Diem As Needed<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?4BQFiMpuDDvHaJw7uDkQ5Qw" width="0" height="0" />

**Nurse**

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, with the ability to focus on long-range goals or 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.

**Job Description**

- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- 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.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred.
- One year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.
- BLS required.
- RN License in state of employment or compact.
- All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial onboarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Critical Care Department-specific competency validation.
- Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
- One year of experience in Critical Care setting preferred but will accept new graduates.
- Current ACLS certification required.

**Work Schedule**

PRN

**Work Type**

Per Diem As Needed

RN, Registered Nurse - Cardio Cath

Description Summary: The competent Nurse, in the Critical Care and 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. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.</li><li>Meets expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry.</li><li>Proactively provide assignment availability on a regular basis.</li><li>Able to be assigned to more than one unit.</li><li>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.</li><li>Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.</li><li>Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.</li><li>Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.</li><li>Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.</li></ul>CORE COMPETENCIES Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process<ul><li>Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families.</li><li>Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members.</li><li>Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice.</li><li>Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals.</li><li>Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s).</li><li>Performs timely reassessment and documentation.</li><li>Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient population.</li></ul>Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process<ul><li>Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow.</li><li>Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process.</li><li>Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.</li></ul>Standard III. Unit Operations<ul><li>Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift.</li><li>Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies.</li><li>Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.</li><li>Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.</li></ul>Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations<ul><li>Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes.</li><li>Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities.</li><li>Provides evidence-based nursing care.</li><li>Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care.</li><li>Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.</li><li>Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities.</li></ul>TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES Clinical Policies and Standards<ul><li>Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures</li><li>Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance </li><li>Provides feedback for improvement of procedures.</li><li>Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures.</li><li>Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques.</li></ul>Health Information Documentation<ul><li>Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation.</li><li>Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records.</li><li>Describes the flow of information between various stations or units.</li><li>Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation.</li><li>Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy.</li><li>Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.</li></ul>Medical Equipment<ul><li>Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility.</li><li>Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems.</li><li>Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment.</li><li>Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety.</li><li>Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment.</li></ul>Medical Order Processing<ul><li>Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions.</li><li>Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders.</li><li>Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting.</li><li>Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders.</li><li>Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each.</li></ul>Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation<ul><li>Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care.</li><li>Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions.</li><li>Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff.</li><li>Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned.</li><li>Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others.</li></ul>Patient Safety<ul><li>Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings.</li><li>Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings.</li><li>Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members.</li><li>Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems.</li><li>Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others.</li><li>Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.</li></ul> Job Requirements: Education/Skills<ul><li>Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in both the Critical Care setting and one other specialty (e.g. Medsurg, Telemetry, IMC or Emergency)</li><li>5 years of experience preferred</li></ul>Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications<ul><li>BLS required</li><li>ACLS required</li><li>RN License in the state of employment or compact required</li><li>PALS is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital</li><li>NRP is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital</li></ul> Work Type: Full Time<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?XP8pGE%2fWZGF9mjc%2fgUfUpQb" width="0" height="0" />

**Nurse - Critical Care**

The competent Nurse, in the Critical Care and 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.

**Job Description**

- 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 provides 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.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
- Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in both the Critical Care setting and one other specialty (e.g., Medsurg, Telemetry, IMC or Emergency)
- 5 years of experience preferred
- BLS required
- ACLS required
- RN License in the state of employment or compact required
- PALS is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital
- NRP is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital

**Work Type**

Full Time

RN, Registered Nurse Float PIV - Tyler

Description Summary: The competent Nurse, in the Critical Care and 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. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.</li><li>Meets expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry.</li><li>Proactively provide assignment availability on a regular basis.</li><li>Able to be assigned to more than one unit.</li><li>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.</li><li>Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.</li><li>Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.</li><li>Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.</li><li>Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.</li></ul>CORE COMPETENCIES Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process<ul><li>Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families.</li><li>Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members.</li><li>Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice.</li><li>Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals.</li><li>Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s).</li><li>Performs timely reassessment and documentation.</li><li>Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient population.</li></ul>Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process<ul><li>Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow.</li><li>Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process.</li><li>Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.</li></ul>Standard III. Unit Operations<ul><li>Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift.</li><li>Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies.</li><li>Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.</li><li>Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.</li></ul>Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations<ul><li>Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes.</li><li>Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities.</li><li>Provides evidence-based nursing care.</li><li>Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care.</li><li>Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.</li><li>Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities.</li></ul>TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES Clinical Policies and Standards<ul><li>Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures</li><li>Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance </li><li>Provides feedback for improvement of procedures.</li><li>Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures.</li><li>Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques.</li></ul>Health Information Documentation<ul><li>Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation.</li><li>Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records.</li><li>Describes the flow of information between various stations or units.</li><li>Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation.</li><li>Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy.</li><li>Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.</li></ul>Medical Equipment<ul><li>Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility.</li><li>Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems.</li><li>Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment.</li><li>Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety.</li><li>Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment.</li></ul>Medical Order Processing<ul><li>Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions.</li><li>Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders.</li><li>Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting.</li><li>Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders.</li><li>Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each.</li></ul>Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation<ul><li>Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care.</li><li>Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions.</li><li>Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff.</li><li>Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned.</li><li>Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others.</li></ul>Patient Safety<ul><li>Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings.</li><li>Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings.</li><li>Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members.</li><li>Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems.</li><li>Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others.</li><li>Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.</li></ul> Job Requirements: Education/Skills<ul><li>Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in both the Critical Care setting and one other specialty (e.g. Medsurg, Telemetry, IMC or Emergency)</li><li>5 years of experience preferred</li></ul>Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications<ul><li>BLS required</li><li>ACLS required</li><li>RN License in the state of employment or compact required</li><li>PALS is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital</li><li>NRP is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital</li></ul> Work Type: Full Time<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?0j59i53QFeVp0BoMUlGm3Ql" width="0" height="0" />

**Nurse - Critical Care**

The competent Nurse, in the Critical Care and 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.

**Job Description**

- 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.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
- Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in both the Critical Care setting and one other specialty (e.g., Medsurg, Telemetry, IMC or Emergency)
- 5 years of experience preferred
- BLS required
- ACLS required
- RN License in the state of employment or compact required
- PALS is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital
- NRP is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital

**Work Type**

Full Time

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, with the ability to on long-range goals or 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. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.</li><li>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.</li><li>Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.</li><li>Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.</li><li>Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.</li><li>Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.</li></ul> Job Requirements: Education/Skills<ul><li>Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred</li></ul>Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications<ul><li>BLS required</li><li>RN License in state of employment or compact</li></ul> Position Requirements: Education/Skills<ul> <li>All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.</li> <li>New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Critical Care Department-specific competency validation.</li> <li>Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.</li> </ul>Experience<ul> <li>One year of experience in Critical Care setting preferred but will accept new graduates.</li> </ul>Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications<ul> <li>Current ACLS certification required</li> </ul>In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame. Credential Grace Periods: If additional credentials are required per the Position Requirements section, a grace period to obtain the certification will apply, dependent on your experience level.<ul><li>Any Candidate/Associate with at least one year of acute care clinical experience in a similar service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate. </li><li>Any Candidate/Associatewho doesnothave at least one year of full-time acute care clinical experience in the same service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate New to the Specialty. </li></ul> Credential Grace Periods for Experienced Associates Grace Periods for New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty Basic Life Support (BLS) No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire. No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Within 30 days of hire. Within 90 days of hire. Pediatric Life Support (PALS) Within 30 days of hire. Within 90 days of hire. Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) Within 60 days of hire. Within 18 months of hire. Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Within 60 days of hire. Within 18 months of hire. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Within 30 days of hire. Within 60 days of hire. AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FHM (Fetal Heart Monitoring) Within 30 days of hire. Within 60 days of hire. STABLE (Neonatal Education) Within 30 days of hire. Within 60 days of hire. Work Schedule: PRN Work Type: Per Diem As Needed<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?4Vwu%2fgIetDAbrtswpKpBGQm" width="0" height="0" />

**Nurse**

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, with the ability to focus on long-range goals or 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.

**Job Description**

- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- 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.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred.
- 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.
- BLS required.
- RN License in state of employment or compact.

**Position Requirements**

- All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial onboarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Critical Care Department-specific competency validation.
- Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.

**Experience**

- One year of experience in Critical Care setting preferred but will accept new graduates.

**Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications**

- Current ACLS certification required.

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

**Credential Grace Periods**

If additional credentials are required per the Position Requirements section, a grace period to obtain the certification will apply, dependent on your experience level.

- Any Candidate/Associate with at least one year of acute care clinical experience in a similar service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate.
- Any Candidate/Associate who does not have at least one year of full-time acute care clinical experience in the same service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate New to the Specialty.

**Work Schedule**

PRN

**Work Type**

Per Diem As Needed

Description Summary: The competent Nurse, in the Critical Care and 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. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.</li><li>Meets expectations for flexibility of assignment within the ministry.</li><li>Proactively provide assignment availability on a regular basis.</li><li>Able to be assigned to more than one unit.</li><li>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.</li><li>Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.</li><li>Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.</li><li>Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.</li><li>Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.</li></ul>CORE COMPETENCIES Standard I: Utilizes the Nursing Process<ul><li>Uses critical thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, spiritual, and development needs of patient and families.</li><li>Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members.</li><li>Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-based practice.</li><li>Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teaching goals.</li><li>Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to the care and treatment(s).</li><li>Performs timely reassessment and documentation.</li><li>Must be able to perform unit-specific competencies based on the specific patient care need for the designated unit's patient population.</li></ul>Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process<ul><li>Anticipates and plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow.</li><li>Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process.</li><li>Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.</li></ul>Standard III. Unit Operations<ul><li>Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particular nursing unit during an assigned shift.</li><li>Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies.</li><li>Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.</li><li>Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.</li></ul>Standard IV. Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations<ul><li>Incorporates patient safety practices/guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in positive patient outcomes.</li><li>Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvement activities.</li><li>Provides evidence-based nursing care.</li><li>Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care.</li><li>Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations within the industry.</li><li>Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities.</li></ul>TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES Clinical Policies and Standards<ul><li>Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures</li><li>Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance </li><li>Provides feedback for improvement of procedures.</li><li>Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures.</li><li>Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques.</li></ul>Health Information Documentation<ul><li>Shares experiences with maintaining paper and electronic patient documentation.</li><li>Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records.</li><li>Describes the flow of information between various stations or units.</li><li>Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic documentation.</li><li>Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy.</li><li>Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationale across health care practices.</li></ul>Medical Equipment<ul><li>Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit or facility.</li><li>Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipment problems.</li><li>Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment.</li><li>Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order prior to use to ensure patient safety.</li><li>Inspects, troubleshoots and evaluates incoming equipment.</li></ul>Medical Order Processing<ul><li>Shares experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups of patients or conditions.</li><li>Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders.</li><li>Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting.</li><li>Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders.</li><li>Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders and considerations for each.</li></ul>Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation<ul><li>Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care.</li><li>Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alerts to mistakes or omissions.</li><li>Recognizes unexpected readings and alerts nursing or medical staff.</li><li>Relates examples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned.</li><li>Reviews, discusses and validates own interpretation with others.</li></ul>Patient Safety<ul><li>Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patient groups or settings.</li><li>Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings.</li><li>Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members.</li><li>Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of problems.</li><li>Describes considerations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versus harm to others.</li><li>Utilizes appropriate systems to document misses and near misses, participates in immediate investigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.</li></ul> Job Requirements: Education/Skills<ul><li>Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in both the Critical Care setting and one other specialty (e.g. Medsurg, Telemetry, IMC or Emergency)</li><li>5 years of experience preferred</li></ul>Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications<ul><li>BLS required</li><li>ACLS required</li><li>RN License in the state of employment or compact required</li><li>PALS is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital</li><li>NRP is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital</li></ul> Work Type: Full Time<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?4BQFiMpuDDvgV%2fozcKt7ygw" width="0" height="0" />

**Nurse - Critical Care**

The competent Nurse, in the Critical Care and 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.

**Job Description**

- 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 provides 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.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of combined experience required in both the Critical Care setting and one other specialty (e.g., Medsurg, Telemetry, IMC or Emergency).
- 5 years of experience preferred.
- BLS required.
- ACLS required.
- RN License in the state of employment or compact required.
- PALS is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital.
- NRP is required at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital.

**Work Type**

Full Time

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, with the ability to on long-range goals or 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. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.</li><li>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.</li><li>Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.</li><li>Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.</li><li>Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.</li><li>Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.</li></ul> Job Requirements: Education/Skills<ul><li>Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred</li></ul>Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications<ul><li>BLS required</li><li>RN License in state of employment or compact</li></ul> Work Schedule: 7AM - 7PM Work Type: Full Time<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?67jp4xUOEiwqS%2fJB7nybEwk" width="0" height="0" />

**Nurse**

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, with the ability to focus on long-range goals or 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.

**Job Description**

- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- 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.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
- 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact

**Work Schedule**

7AM - 7PM

**Work Type**

Full Time

RN, Registered Nurse - CHARGE PostSurg/Trauma Med/Surg

Description Summary: CHRISTUS Health is currently seeking a Full-Time Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to join the Anesthesia Department at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas. The department emphasizes a cohesive and collaborative approach, providing a diverse case mix, excluding hearts or transplants. Enjoy a favorable culture with mentorship for new graduates. Our CRNA Co-Chiefs have been with CHRISTUS for over 15 years and offer consistent and dependable leadership. They are dedicated to maintaining a positive work environment with a great work/life balance. This is a hospital-employed W-2 opportunity at a Level 2 trauma center. What We Offer: <ul><li>Broad case mix, including trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, vascular, urology, gyn, robotics, plastics, pediatrics, eyes, EP, GI, and optional OB (if proficient with epidural and spinal anesthesia).</li><li> Utilization of new anesthesia equipment, including Digital Mindray Anesthesia Machines, Syringe Pumps, GlideScopes, and computerized EPIC charting.</li><li> Flexible scheduling with opportunities for 8/10/12-hour shifts; additional 16 & 24-hour shifts available once comfortable in the system.</li><li> No call required.</li></ul> Competitive Compensation Package: <ul><li>Competitive Starting Salary for experienced CRNAs; New Grads welcomed; opportunities for additional earnings.</li><li> Guarantee of 40 hours/week pay.</li><li> Premium Pay rate of $200/hour for any hours over 40 in a work week.</li><li> Shift Differentials Pay for Evenings, Nights, and Weekends.</li><li> Holidays at 1.5x pay rate.</li></ul> Excellent CHRISTUS Health Benefits Package: <ul><li>Sign-On Incentives up to $55,000.</li><li> Student stipends.</li><li> 403(b) Retirement Account with Employer Match.</li><li> Paid Time Off (front-loaded hours).</li><li> Additional 40 Hours of CME Time Annually.</li><li> Annual CME Allowance of $2,500.</li><li> Malpractice Coverage.</li><li> Medical, Dental, Vision, & Wellbeing Benefits.</li><li> Voluntary Options such as Home, Auto & Pet Insurance.</li></ul> CHRISTUS Health is an international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprising almost 350 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 175 clinics and outpatient centers and dozens of other health ministries and ventures. CHRISTUS Health serves the need of underserved communities in seven (7) U. S. states, Chile, Colombia and six states in Mexico. A national leader in patient satisfaction, advanced technology, and quality initiatives, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System is an organization dedicated to creating healthy lives for people and communities. Our mission is to Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. Requirements: Must be licensed in the state of Texas or be eligible to be licensed. Work Type: Full Time Recruiter: Dee Dee Fowler deedee. org Call/Text: Compensation Information: Up to $200.00 / hourly<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?%2bAR%2f2DOE%2bxvtR9EsDq8jhQq" width="0" height="0" />

**Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)**

CHRISTUS Health is currently seeking a Full-Time Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to join the Anesthesia Department at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas. The department emphasizes a cohesive and collaborative approach, providing a diverse case mix, excluding hearts or transplants.

Enjoy a favorable culture with mentorship for new graduates. Our CRNA Co-Chiefs have been with CHRISTUS for over 15 years and offer consistent and dependable leadership. They are dedicated to maintaining a positive work environment with a great work/life balance. This is a hospital-employed W-2 opportunity at a Level 2 trauma center.

**Job Description**

- Broad case mix, including trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, vascular, urology, gyn, robotics, plastics, pediatrics, eyes, EP, GI, and optional OB (if proficient with epidural and spinal anesthesia).
- Utilization of new anesthesia equipment, including Digital Mindray Anesthesia Machines, Syringe Pumps, GlideScopes, and computerized EPIC charting.
- Flexible scheduling with opportunities for 8/10/12-hour shifts; additional 16 & 24-hour shifts available once comfortable in the system.
- No call required.

**Compensation Package**

- Competitive starting salary for experienced CRNAs; new grads welcomed; opportunities for additional earnings.
- Guarantee of 40 hours/week pay.
- Premium pay rate of $200/hour for any hours over 40 in a work week.
- Shift differentials pay for evenings, nights, and weekends.
- Holidays at 1.5x pay rate.

**Benefits**

- Sign-on incentives up to $55,000.
- Student stipends.
- 403(b) retirement account with employer match.
- Paid time off (front-loaded hours).
- Additional 40 hours of CME time annually.
- Annual CME allowance of $2,500.
- Malpractice coverage.
- Medical, dental, vision, & wellbeing benefits.
- Voluntary options such as home, auto & pet insurance.

CHRISTUS Health is an international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprising almost 350 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 175 clinics and outpatient centers, and dozens of other health ministries and ventures. CHRISTUS Health serves the needs of underserved communities in seven U.S. states, Chile, Colombia, and six states in Mexico. A national leader in patient satisfaction, advanced technology, and quality initiatives, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System is an organization dedicated to creating healthy lives for people and communities. Our mission is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.

**Requirements**

- Must be licensed in the state of Texas or be eligible to be licensed.

**Work Type**

- Full Time