Staff Nurse I - Medical/Surgical Unit (Hiring Immediately)

**Description** _**Summary:**_Responsible for patient assessment, patient care planning, and provision ofquality nursing care to an assigned group of patients for a defined workperiod. Provides direction and supervision to LVNLPNs, nursing assistants,unit secretaries, and other clinicalclerical associates. By assignment, mayfunction as a charge nurse for the unit. Involves provision of patientcareservice to older adolescents, young adults, adults, geriatric andpediatric patients. _**Responsibilities:**_• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader ofSelf, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. • Patient Care Planning • Develops a comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significantneeds and problems identified through nursing assessment. • Prepares nursing elements of the interdisciplinary care plan prior to theinitial team conference. • Reviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team members aschanges occur. • Patient Care Provision • Implements patient care as planned in nursing care plan andinterdisciplinary care plan. • Sets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and patient needs. • Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate. • Safely performs and accurately documents procedures, consistent withestablished nursing policy and procedure. • Patient Care Evaluation • Evaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals incollaboration with interdisciplinary team. • Evaluates progress toward nursing goals and revises goals as needed on aweekly basis. • Completes nursing progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis. • Completes nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis. • Teaching • Evaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documentstheir response to teaching. • Utilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient educationneeds. • Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families asneeded. • Acts as role model for health care students and other team members. • Acts as preceptor to assigned orientees. • Assists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and experience. • Patient Care Communication• Reports and documents accurately and conciselyto appropriate persons the patients condition. • Maintains patient confidentiality. • Applies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effectivecommunication among care team members, patients, and significant others. • Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occurand seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed. • Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately. • Identifies actual and potentially unsafe patient care practices, reportsthem in the designated manner, and suggests alternatives. 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 patient and families • Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members • Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet individualpatient • needs using evidence-based practice. Implements patient care and therapeutic • procedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment and teachinggoals • Evaluates the care and treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patientresponse to • the care and treatment(s). Performs timely reassessment and documentation • Must be able to perform unit specific competencies based on the specificpatient care need for designated units patient population Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process • Anticipates and plans for admissiondischargetransfer needs to facilitatepatient flow • Utilizes appropriate systems of communication and tools to facilitate thedischarge process • Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validatingorders to ensure accuracy Standard III. Unit Operations • Plans, directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in aparticular nursing unit during an assigned shift • Demonstrates good stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment andSupplies • Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcingefforts. • Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations withinthe industry Standard IV. Safe PracticeQuality CareRegulations • Incorporates patient safety practicesguidelines to promote a safeenvironment resulting in positive patient outcomes • Demonstrates accountability for nursing research and quality improvementactivities • Provides evidence-based nursing care • Communicates patient information effectively across the continuum of care • Educates and trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations withinthe industry. • Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare related laws andregulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices andactivities TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES Clinical Policies and Standards • Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures • Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizationalcompliance • 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 patientdocumentation • Walk through the steps and procedures for receiving, validating and updatingpatient records • Describes the flow of information between various stations or units • Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronicdocumentation • Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy • Explains health information documentation best practices and their rationaleacross health care practices Medical Equipment • Describes experience with basic medical equipment used in own unit orfacility • Uses standard diagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipmentproblems • Educates patients about the appropriate use of home medical equipment • Ensures that all equipment and related supplies are in proper working orderprior 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 ofpatients or conditions • Describes functions and features of the system used to enter, validate,update and forward medical orders • Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for correcting • Explains considerations for entering and following standing orders • Differentiates between standing orders and preprinted orders andconsiderations for each Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation • Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patient charts forpatients on unit and under own care • Reviews patients' charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alertsto 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 orsettings • Explains key features of safety guidelines and procedures for those groupsand 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 to harm to self, versusharm 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 * Six months to a year of experience as a licensed RN or holder of an active GN permit * BLS required * RN License in state of employment or compact * Graduate Nurse Permit * Associates with an unsuccessful licensure application or on the 75th day following the effective date of the temporary permit; will be transferred to another position within CHRISTUS Health**_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. 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