Vascular and Thoracic Surgery Telemetry RN

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. Our team’s efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment, our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart® Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

As a Registered Nurse on our Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgical Acute Care Unit, you will be responsible for delivering excellence in patient care by assessing, formulating nursing diagnoses, establishing goals, planning and implementing intervention, and evaluating patient care outcomes. With the staff nurse's professional practice, you are responsible for participating in and maintaining quality, cost-effectiveness, and guest relations. 

10 Tower - Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgical Acute Care

• 29-bed cardiovascular and thoracic surgical acute care unit.
• The primary patient population consists of postoperative patients who have undergone the following procedures: Bentall; repair of aneurysms in the ascending and descending thoracic aorta, carotid endardectomies, femoral popliteal bypass, extrapleural pneumonectomy, esophagectomy, pneumonectomy, and amputations.
• Secondary patient populations include pre-surgical, postoperative cardiovascular aorto-coronary bypass, thoracotomies and medical cardiology or dysrhythmia patients.
• The floor has a central telemetry monitoring system with the capability to monitor 29 patients, VATS, TAVR TGVAR.
• Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2022-23 by U.S. News & World Report.

Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring, and our families need protection. With our combined resources, we are committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community. This role will allow you to give back to our community and broaden your healthcare skills.

• Except to deliver care to 4-6 patients per shift for patients 

Education/Certification/Licensure:

• Associates Degree in Nursing or Diploma (required)
• Bachelors in Nursing (preferred)
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) is required within 2 years from date of hire. Current employees grandfathered before July 2020.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas (required)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification (required)

Experience:

• Minimum of one (1) year of RN experience (required)
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire (required)