RN, Registered Nurse - General Surgery Job at Christus Health, Jacksonville, TX

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  • Christus Health
  • Jacksonville, TX

Job Description

RN, Registered Nurse - General Surgery at Christus Health summary:

A Registered Nurse specializing in General Surgery providing independent and comprehensive nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation. Responsibilities include administering medications, monitoring patient conditions, educating patients and families, and managing care teams to ensure effective clinical outcomes. The role requires adherence to professional nursing standards, leadership in clinical practice, and ongoing development of skills in a hospital setting.

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:

  • 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 patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
  • Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
  • Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
  • Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

  • 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

  • BLS required
  • RN License in state of employment or compact

Work Schedule:

5 Days - 8 Hours

Work Type:

Full Time

Keywords:

Registered Nurse, General Surgery, Patient Care, Medication Administration, Nursing Assessment, Clinical Nursing, Patient Education, Care Coordination, BLS Certified, Healthcare

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