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>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>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: TBD Work Type: Full Time EEO is the law - click below for more information: We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) .<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?GI%2fTYOe1R3DoFebsEHYNwgi" width="0" height="0" />

**Nurse**

**Job Description:**

- 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.
- Develops the ability to manage contingencies of clinical nursing.
- Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers.

**Responsibilities:**

- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies.
- Provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
- Addresses complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families.
- Administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers.

**Core Competencies:**

- Uses critical thinking skills for patient assessments.
- Communicates findings to healthcare team members.
- Develops and modifies care plans using evidence-based practice.
- Implements patient care and therapeutic procedures.
- Evaluates care and treatment provided to patients.
- Performs timely reassessment and documentation.

**Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process:**

- Plans for admission, discharge, and transfer needs to facilitate patient flow.
- Utilizes communication systems and tools for the discharge process.
- Coaches on tools and techniques for validating orders.

**Unit Operations:**

- Plans, directs, and evaluates nursing care during assigned shifts.
- Demonstrates good stewardship in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
- Assesses departmental staffing needs and participates in resourcing efforts.

**Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations:**

- Incorporates patient safety practices to promote positive outcomes.
- Engages in nursing research and quality improvement activities.
- Provides evidence-based nursing care.
- Communicates patient information effectively.

**Technical Competencies:**

- Follows clinical policies and standards.
- Analyzes policy and standards documentation for compliance.
- Maintains paper and electronic patient documentation.
- Describes experience with medical equipment used in the unit.

**Medical Order Processing:**

- Processes medical orders for patients.
- Describes the system used to enter, validate, update, and forward medical orders.
- Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders.

**Patient Safety:**

- Ensures safety for patient groups or settings.
- Explains safety guidelines and procedures.
- Utilizes systems to document misses and near misses.

**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:**

- TBD

**Work Type:**

- Full Time

RN, Registered Nurse-Alamo Heights Surgery Center

Description Please enter info here Requirements MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nursing. CERTIFICATION/LICENSES: Current New Mexico RN license or current Compact state license. BLS Certification required or within 2 weeks of hire date. All other required certifications must be obtained within 6 months of hire date. If nurse has the required certifications at time of hire, they must maintain the certifications and will not have a grace period to renew. (See Required Department Certification List detailed on the last page of this document.) SKILLS:<ul> <li>Current knowledge and skills appropriate to age/type of patient population served</li> <li>Knowledgeable and sensitive to patients' rights in the delivery of care</li> <li>Communicates in a clear concise manner appropriate to the developmental age of patient. </li> </ul>EXPERIENCE: NATURE OF SUPERVISION: -Responsible to: Patient Care Director or Manager ENVIRONMENT:<ul> <li>Bloodborne pathogen C (OR, PACU, L & D); </li> <li>Bloodborne pathogen B (other Patient Care areas). Exposure to infectious diseases and x-rays.</li> </ul>Works in a clean, well lighted, ventilated smoke-free environment. Subject to stressful professional relationships. Working hours are varied, with flexibility due to unexpected changes in schedule and emergencies. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to handle emergency/crisis situations, prolonged, extensive or considerable standing and walking. Requires heavy physical effort to position, push and/or transfer patients or equipment and supplies. Requires considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching. Ability to judge distance and space relationships, see peripherally, distinguish and identify different colors. Hearing and visual acuity within normal or correctable limits. Manual dexterity and fine motor coordination required.<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?HSh1jlTyvO1NS6pfaRGPzAo" width="0" height="0" />

**Job Description:**

- Please enter info here

**Requirements:**

- Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nursing
- Current New Mexico RN license or current Compact state license
- BLS Certification required or within 2 weeks of hire date
- All other required certifications must be obtained within 6 months of hire date

**Skills:**

- Current knowledge and skills appropriate to age/type of patient population served
- Knowledgeable and sensitive to patients' rights in the delivery of care
- Communicates in a clear concise manner appropriate to the developmental age of patient

**Experience:**

- Responsible to: Patient Care Director or Manager

**Environment:**

- Bloodborne pathogen C (OR, PACU, L & D)
- Bloodborne pathogen B (other Patient Care areas)
- Exposure to infectious diseases and x-rays
- Works in a clean, well-lighted, ventilated smoke-free environment
- Subject to stressful professional relationships
- Working hours are varied, with flexibility due to unexpected changes in schedule and emergencies

**Physical Requirements:**

- Must be able to handle emergency/crisis situations
- Prolonged, extensive or considerable standing and walking
- Requires heavy physical effort to position, push and/or transfer patients or equipment and supplies
- Requires considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching
- Ability to judge distance and space relationships, see peripherally, distinguish and identify different colors
- Hearing and visual acuity within normal or correctable limits
- Manual dexterity and fine motor coordination required

Clinical Nurse (RN) Med Surg / Per Diem

Description POSITION SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse is a clinical practitioner who coordinates and implements patient care specific to the age of the patient population served on the assigned units. He/she ensures that quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner, consistent with the unit's standards of care. He/she demonstrates performance consistent with the mission, philosophy and goals of the unit and organization. Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice. Treats staff, physicians, patients and families with consideration and respect. Requirements MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nursing. CERTIFICATION/LICENSES: Current New Mexico RN license or current Compact state license. BLS Certification required or within 2 weeks of hire date. All other required certifications must be obtained within 6 months of hire date. If nurse has the required certifications at time of hire, they must maintain the certifications and will not have a grace period to renew. (See Required Department Certification List detailed on the last page of this document.) SKILLS:<ul> <li>Current knowledge and skills appropriate to age/type of patient population served</li> <li>Knowledgeable and sensitive to patients' rights in the delivery of care</li> <li>Communicates in a clear concise manner appropriate to the developmental age of patient. </li> </ul>EXPERIENCE: NATURE OF SUPERVISION: -Responsible to: Patient Care Director or Manager ENVIRONMENT:<ul> <li>Bloodborne pathogen C (OR, PACU, L & D); </li> <li>Bloodborne pathogen B (other Patient Care areas). Exposure to infectious diseases and x-rays.</li> </ul>Works in a clean, well lighted, ventilated smoke-free environment. Subject to stressful professional relationships. Working hours are varied, with flexibility due to unexpected changes in schedule and emergencies. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to handle emergency/crisis situations, prolonged, extensive or considerable standing and walking. Requires heavy physical effort to position, push and/or transfer patients or equipment and supplies. Requires considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching. Ability to judge distance and space relationships, see peripherally, distinguish and identify different colors. Hearing and visual acuity within normal or correctable limits. Manual dexterity and fine motor coordination required.<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?UZyDM7gxfRuXDqBievoP6Qt" width="0" height="0" />

**Registered Nurse**

**Job Description:**

- Coordinate and implement patient care specific to the age of the patient population served on the assigned units
- Ensure quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner, consistent with the unit's standards of care
- Demonstrate performance consistent with the mission, philosophy, and goals of the unit and organization
- Treat staff, physicians, patients, and families with consideration and respect

**Requirements:**

- **Education:** Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nursing
- **Certification/Licenses:** Current New Mexico RN license or current Compact state license. BLS Certification required within 2 weeks of hire date. All other required certifications must be obtained within 6 months of hire date.
- **Skills:**
  - Current knowledge and skills appropriate to age/type of patient population served
  - Knowledgeable and sensitive to patients' rights in the delivery of care
  - Communicate in a clear, concise manner appropriate to the developmental age of the patient
- **Experience:** Responsible to Patient Care Director or Manager

**Environment:**

- Bloodborne pathogen C (OR, PACU, L & D)
- Bloodborne pathogen B (other Patient Care areas)
- Exposure to infectious diseases and x-rays
- Work in a clean, well-lighted, ventilated smoke-free environment
- Subject to stressful professional relationships
- Varied working hours with flexibility due to unexpected changes in schedule and emergencies

**Physical Requirements:**

- Handle emergency/crisis situations
- Prolonged, extensive standing and walking
- Heavy physical effort to position, push, and/or transfer patients or equipment and supplies
- Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching
- Ability to judge distance and space relationships, see peripherally, distinguish and identify different colors
- Hearing and visual acuity within normal or correctable limits
- Manual dexterity and fine motor coordination required

Clinical Nurse (RN) PCU/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. The Emergency Department of CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Kleberg is a 12-bed unit organized and designed for the immediate treatment of emergency medical and/or surgical conditions. We have a Medical provider 24 hours per day with An Advance Practitioner 9 hours per day. The Emergency Department had been designated a Level IV Trauma Center by Texas Department of Health. The department is responsible for initiating lifesaving procedures in all types of emergency situations and for providing emergency care for other conditions, including chronic medical problems and minor injuries and illnesses. After emergency measures are implemented the patient may be transferred within the hospital, to another institution, or discharged home. Our average daily census is 60. The most frequent medical diagnoses seen are R/O Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure, Pneumonia , Cardiovascular conditions, cardiopulmonary conditions, Diabetes Mellitus, Hepatitis, Pancreatitis, URI and Urosepsis. The most frequent surgical conditions are appendicitis, fractured hip and spontaneous abortion. 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>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>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><li>ACLS required at time of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain ACLS by the end of the clinical orientation period.</li><li>NIHSS required within 90 days of hire/transfer date</li><li>De-escalation training required within 90 days of hire/transfer date</li><li>TNCC required within 6 weeks of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain TNCC within 18 months of hire/transfer date.</li><li>PALS required at time of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain PALS by the end of the clinical orientation period. </li></ul> Work Schedule: 7PM - 7AM Work Type: Per Diem As Needed EEO is the law - click below for more information: We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) .<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?F3yxk0kBl5hdXry0an6NrAz" width="0" height="0" />

**Location:** Not specified

**Job Description:**

- The competent Nurse 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.
- Develops the ability to manage contingencies of clinical nursing.
- Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers to manage the clinical situation.

The Emergency Department of CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Kleberg is a 12-bed unit organized for the immediate treatment of emergency medical and/or surgical conditions. It has a Medical provider 24 hours per day with an Advanced Practitioner for 9 hours per day. The department is designated as a Level IV Trauma Center by the Texas Department of Health. 

**Responsibilities:**

- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families.
- Administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers.

**Core Competencies:**

- Utilizes the Nursing Process: Uses critical thinking, develops care plans, implements and evaluates patient care.
- Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process: Plans for admission/discharge/transfer needs, uses communication tools.
- Unit Operations: Plans and evaluates nursing care, demonstrates stewardship, assesses staffing needs.
- Safe Practice/Quality Care/Regulations: Promotes patient safety, demonstrates accountability, provides evidence-based care.

**Technical Competencies:**

- Clinical Policies and Standards: Follows standards and procedures, provides feedback for improvement.
- Health Information Documentation: Maintains patient documentation, explains documentation best practices.
- Medical Equipment: Describes experience with medical equipment, ensures equipment safety.
- Medical Order Processing: Processes medical orders, discusses common errors and corrections.
- Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation: Interprets patient charts, alerts to mistakes or omissions.
- Patient Safety: Ensures patient safety, explains safety guidelines, addresses signs of problems.

**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.
- ACLS required at time of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain ACLS by the end of the clinical orientation period.
- NIHSS required within 90 days of hire/transfer date.
- De-escalation training required within 90 days of hire/transfer date.
- TNCC required within 6 weeks of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain TNCC within 18 months of hire/transfer date.
- PALS required at time of hire for experienced RNs. New graduate nurses must obtain PALS by the end of the clinical orientation period.

**Work Schedule:**

- 7PM - 7AM

**Work Type:**

- Per Diem As Needed

RN, Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - PRN

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>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>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: TBD Work Type: Per Diem As Needed EEO is the law - click below for more information: We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) .<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?ndPqFP6zCb7HBHYOgwoFlAf" width="0" height="0" />

**Job Title:** Competent Nurse

**Job Description:**

Summary:

The competent Nurse, practicing in the same or similar clinical setting, operates independently and is aware of all relevant aspects of a situation. The role involves providing routine and complex care, focusing on long-range goals or plans, and developing the ability to manage clinical nursing contingencies. This position includes making appropriate assignments and delegating tasks to other care providers to manage the clinical situation effectively.

Responsibilities:

- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- 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 according to their level of practice.
- Administers medications and treatments using the appropriate protocol; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care provided.
- 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 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 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

RN, Registered Nurse-Stone Oak Surgery Center

Description Summary: A professional who utilizes the nursing process to assess, implement, coordinate, and evaluate patient care activities. Collaborate with other Clinical Associates and Healthcare disciplines to meet individual needs using appropriate resources to ensure quality, safe, and cost-effective care. Nurtures a working relationship with physicians, nursing staff and other disciplines involved in the care of the patient/family. Requirements:<ul><li>Current Louisiana RN License</li><li>BLS provider certification required.</li><li>ACLS provider certification required. </li></ul> Work Schedule: TBD Work Type: Per Diem As Needed EEO is the law - click below for more information: We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) .<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?ZaPPspd1zieCMH6C4MbJpwm" width="0" height="0" />

**Job Description:**

A professional who utilizes the nursing process to assess, implement, coordinate, and evaluate patient care activities. Collaborate with other Clinical Associates and Healthcare disciplines to meet individual needs using appropriate resources to ensure quality, safe, and cost-effective care. Nurtures a working relationship with physicians, nursing staff and other disciplines involved in the care of the patient/family.

**Requirements:**

- Current Louisiana RN License
- BLS provider certification required.
- ACLS provider certification required.

**Work Schedule:**

- TBD

**Work Type:**

- Per Diem As Needed

Registered Nurse-IMC Telemetry-PRN

Description POSITION SUMMARY: This position oversees the implementation, support and delivery of clinical information systems to the Surgical Services department. Responsibilities and oversight include upgrades, testing, and maintenance; and the coordination of educating the Medical Staff and Associates. This position collaborates with Information Systems, Medical Staff, Nursing Services, Organizational Development, Process Improvement and other CHRISTUS St. Vincent, CHRISTUS Health and non-CHRISTUS Health entities to improve and enhance the interchange of clinical information and the computerized medical record. This position supports strategic organizational goals using information technology to facilitate customer service, improve patient care and resolve business related problems. This position supports clinical review to scheduling and authorization department. Integral to the role is serving as a key contributor in the selection of information systems. Requirements EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nursing. BSN preferred. CERTIFICATION/LICENSES: R.N. with current New Mexico State license. SKILLS: <ul> <li>Demonstrated experience with current systems analysis principles, practices, tools and techniques</li> <li>Experience with project management principles and practices including project planning, organization, scheduling, allocation and management of resources, budgeting and reporting</li> <li>Considerable knowledge of and experience with current system and application and design principles and concepts, including: <ul> <li>Database design and optimization</li> <li>System and application optimization</li> <li>User interfaces and standard data entry methods</li> <li>Technical and operations documentation standards</li> </ul> </li> <li>Proven ability to communicate effectively with users and staff who have a variety of levels of knowledge, skills and responsibilities: <ul> <li>Assist personnel in the operation of computer systems and applications</li> <li>Develop user, technical and operational training courses and requirements</li> <li>Prepare documentation, charts, graphs, project plans, training materials and other written communications</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li> </ul> </li> <li>Professional work habits and demeanor, including: <ul> <li>Ability to work independently or with limited supervision</li> <li>Ability to work well with people from different disciplines who may have varying degrees of technical expertise</li> <li>Ability to work in a team environment and to contribute to the effective functioning of that team</li> <li>Strong computer skills</li> </ul> </li> </ul>EXPERIENCE: Minimum Qualifications: Registered Nurse with a minimum of five years experience, one year of which is OR experience. Three (3) years of relevant experience in system applications with a minimum of one (1) year project implementation team lead role required. Desired Qualifications: Registered Nurse with a minimum of eight years experience. BSN preferred. Strong computer skills required. Five (5) years of progressive responsibility in large complex information systems environments with a wide variety of Healthcare Management Information Systems applications recommended. Extensive clinical practice preferred. NATURE OF SUPERVISION: Responsible to: Director, Surgical Services ENVIRONMENT: -Bloodborne pathogen: A General office and hospital setting with exposure to computer room and patient care evironment. PHYSICAL and SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:<li> Some travel required</li> <li> May be required to work outside of normal working hours</li> <li> May be required to work long hours during critical problems or implementations</li> <li> May be required to withhold paid-time off during critical problems or implementations provided adequate notice is given. </li> <li> Ability to lift and transfer objects typically not in excess of 50 lbs. </li> <li> Extended use of video display terminal and keyboard utilizing sound ergonomic principles. </li><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?Z6iKkStukD9VojVqIHGOSQq" width="0" height="0" />

**Clinical Information Systems Manager**

**Job Description:**

- Oversee the implementation, support, and delivery of clinical information systems to the Surgical Services department.
- Manage upgrades, testing, maintenance, and coordinate education for Medical Staff and Associates.
- Collaborate with Information Systems, Medical Staff, Nursing Services, Organizational Development, Process Improvement, and other entities to enhance clinical information interchange and computerized medical records.
- Support strategic organizational goals using information technology to improve customer service, patient care, and resolve business-related problems.
- Serve as a key contributor in the selection of information systems.

**Requirements:**

- **Education:** Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nursing. BSN preferred.
- **Certification/Licenses:** R.N. with current New Mexico State license.
- **Skills:**
  - Experience with systems analysis principles, practices, tools, and techniques.
  - Knowledge of project management principles, including planning, organization, scheduling, resource management, budgeting, and reporting.
  - Familiarity with system and application design principles, database design, optimization, user interfaces, and documentation standards.
  - Ability to communicate effectively with diverse users and staff.
  - Professional work habits, ability to work independently or in a team, and strong computer skills.

**Experience:**

- **Minimum Qualifications:** Registered Nurse with at least five years of experience, including one year in OR. Three years of relevant experience in system applications with one year in a project implementation team lead role required.
- **Desired Qualifications:** Registered Nurse with eight years of experience. BSN preferred. Five years in large complex information systems environments recommended. Extensive clinical practice preferred.

**Environment:**

- General office and hospital setting with exposure to computer room and patient care environment.

**Physical and Scheduling Requirements:**

- Some travel required.
- May need to work outside of normal hours, during long hours for critical issues, and possibly withholding paid-time off during such periods, with adequate notice.
- Ability to lift and transfer objects up to 50 lbs.
- Extended use of video display terminal and keyboard using ergonomic principles.

Informatics Specialist (RN) / OR / 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. 6NT is a 36 - private bed unit specializing in cardiac care for patients who have had open heart surgery. We see cardiovascular/thoracic patients that are post-CABG, heart caths, valve replacements, thoracotomies, and many other cardiothoracic surgical procedures. We also see general medical-surgical patients that may have a primary cardiac diagnosis or history with comorbidities that may need telemetry monitoring, as well as those patients needing critical cardiac drips. On 6NT, we train our staff to detect medical issues before they become a problem, so they can respond to those emergent situations quickly and confidently. We have many opportunities for assessments, patient/family teaching, IVs, wound care, lab value analysis and medication administration/ management. We encourage communication and collaboration in an environment that is engaging and rewarding for our health care professionals, as well the patients on our unit. 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>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>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><li>ACLS required within 6 months of hire/transfer date</li><li>EKG within 90 days of hire/transfer</li><li>NIHSS within 90 days of hire/transfer</li></ul> Work Schedule: 7PM - 7AM Work Type: Full Time EEO is the law - click below for more information: We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) .<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?pBgz1dVZusdtpWESm%2f8qOwr" width="0" height="0" />

**Cardiac Nurse**

**Job Description:**

- Provide routine and complex care in a cardiac care unit
- Handle post-operative care for cardiovascular/thoracic patients
- Train staff in detecting medical issues and responding to emergencies
- Perform assessments, patient/family teaching, IVs, wound care, and medication management

**Responsibilities:**

- Meet expectations of OneCHRISTUS Competencies
- Provide nursing care using the nursing process for assigned patients
- Address complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs
- Administer medications and treatments, monitor side-effects and effectiveness
- Document patient history, symptoms, and care given
- Assess learning needs and provide education to patients and family members

**Core Competencies:**

- Utilize the Nursing Process for patient assessments and care planning
- Implement therapeutic procedures and monitor treatment progress
- Evaluate patient care and treatment responses
- Perform unit-specific competencies based on patient care needs

**Patient Flow & Operations:**

- Anticipate admission/discharge/transfer needs to facilitate patient flow
- Use communication systems to facilitate discharge processes
- Plan and evaluate nursing care in a unit during assigned shifts
- Ensure proper use and maintenance of equipment and supplies

**Safe Practice & Quality Care:**

- Incorporate patient safety practices to promote positive outcomes
- Participate in nursing research and quality improvement activities
- Provide evidence-based nursing care
- Communicate patient information effectively across care continuum

**Technical Competencies:**

- Follow clinical policies and standards
- Maintain patient documentation in paper and electronic formats
- Use diagnostic tools to resolve equipment problems
- Educate patients on home medical equipment use

**Job Requirements:**

- **Education/Skills:** Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred
- **Experience:** 1 year in related nursing specialty preferred
- **Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications:** 
  - BLS required
  - RN License in state of employment or compact
  - ACLS required within 6 months of hire
  - EKG within 90 days of hire
  - NIHSS within 90 days of hire

**Work Schedule:**

- 7PM - 7AM

**Work Type:**

- Full Time

RN, Registered Nurse - 6N Cardiovascular IMC

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>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>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: 3 Days - 12 Hours Work Type: Full Time EEO is the law - click below for more information: We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) .<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?0KUoOrworiWIO1kURfR9Mww" width="0" height="0" />

**Job Description:**

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.

**Responsibilities:**

- 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.

**Core Competencies:**

- **Standard 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.
  - 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,

RN, Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - 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>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>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><li>De-escalation training required within 90 days of hire and annually thereafter.</li></ul> Work Type: Per Diem As Needed EEO is the law - click below for more information: We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844) .<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?E3Kc4hsbhqLasa6KBOHJjQd" width="0" height="0" />

**Job Description:**

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.

**Responsibilities:**

- 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.

**Core Competencies:**

- 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.
  - 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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