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Our Med/Surg Department has 66 beds spread out over three units. We are most proud of our teamwork and supportive environment. We also have active Unit Based Councils and Shared Governance and encourage innovative thinking of our staff. What We Have To Offer To You: • Our RN’s enjoy working as a member of an interdisciplinary team to give patient-centered care. • Collaborative scheduling • 12-hour shifts • No on-call time required • Financial support for specialty certifications • Tuition assistance for advanced degrees • Opportunities for career growth within the growing and highly successful CHI Franciscan Health system • Competitive wages, incentives and a generous employee benefits program Job Summary: This job is responsible for providing a wide variety of professional nursing services which focus on the provision of quality patient care consistent with CHI-Franciscan standards/values, applicable regulatory requirements and scope of practice for the nursing profession. Work also includes developing, implementing and assessing the patient plan of care during time of stay in collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, and the patient/family.  

POSITION SUMMARY The Registered Nurse I practices at the entry level with the guidance and support of preceptors and other structured support systems during the first year of practice as a Registered Nurse.   The incumbent plans, implements, and evaluates patient care and performs related duties as required, assesses patients’ needs for nursing care, assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services, and acts as a patient and family advocate.   POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES - Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and patient care. 2. Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace. 3. Welcomes and participates in change initiatives. 4. Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among colleagues and other disciplines. 5. Serves as an engaged member of a team supporting colleagues in service to patients and families. 6. Participates in multidisciplinary rounds. 7. Applies basic nursing knowledge and skills within the framework of the organization’s professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family. 8. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient. 9. Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and regulatory patient care requirements. 10. Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area. Seeks guidance and asks questions to continuously improve nursing practice. 11. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues within the episode of care. 12. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. 13. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. 14. Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workforce and seeks assistance. 15. Professionally accepts assignments that gradually increase patient load and complexity. 16. Actively engages in clinical development through the New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. 17. Requests opportunities to learn safe accountable and autonomous practice from more experienced nurses.  18. Routinely uses reflective practice to analyze situations and seeks feedback from peers, preceptors, and unit leader around performance. 19. Demonstrates enthusiasm around continuous learning. Identifies and creates a plan for the continuation of learning and development. 20. Identifies opportunities for improvement in the clinical area. 21. Identifies patient and family needs for education and provides basic education to support the episode of care. 22. Demonstrates a basic understanding of research, how it affects practice and who/what resources are available to assist in providing evidence-based care. 23. Demonstrates commitment to the goals and values of patient, hospital, community and nursing profession through cost containment measures, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate ethical decision-making, adherence to organizational policies and procedures, and ensuring patient safety. 24. Demonstrates an awareness of cultural intelligence, horizontal violence and impairment in the health professions. 25. Communicates with management any safety hazards in the workplace. 26. Demonstrates knowledge of how clinical practice impacts quality, patient safety and satisfaction outcomes.   

#MISSIONCRITICAL   POSITION SUMMARY The Registered Nurse I practices at the entry level with the guidance and support of preceptors and other structured support systems during the first year of practice as a Registered Nurse.   The incumbent plans, implements, and evaluates patient care and performs related duties as required, assesses patients’ needs for nursing care, assures continuity of care through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services, and acts as a patient and family advocate.   POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES - Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and patient care. 2. Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace. 3. Welcomes and participates in change initiatives. 4. Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among colleagues and other disciplines. 5. Serves as an engaged member of a team supporting colleagues in service to patients and families. 6. Participates in multidisciplinary rounds. 7. Applies basic nursing knowledge and skills within the framework of the organization’s professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family. 8. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient. 9. Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and regulatory patient care requirements. 10. Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area. Seeks guidance and asks questions to continuously improve nursing practice. 11. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues within the episode of care. 12. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. 13. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. 14. Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workforce and seeks assistance. 15. Professionally accepts assignments that gradually increase patient load and complexity. 16. Actively engages in clinical development through the New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. 17. Requests opportunities to learn safe accountable and autonomous practice from more experienced nurses.  18. Routinely uses reflective practice to analyze situations and seeks feedback from peers, preceptors, and unit leader around performance. 19. Demonstrates enthusiasm around continuous learning. Identifies and creates a plan for the continuation of learning and development. 20. Identifies opportunities for improvement in the clinical area. 21. Identifies patient and family needs for education and provides basic education to support the episode of care. 22. Demonstrates a basic understanding of research, how it affects practice and who/what resources are available to assist in providing evidence-based care. 23. Demonstrates commitment to the goals and values of patient, hospital, community and nursing profession through cost containment measures, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate ethical decision-making, adherence to organizational policies and procedures, and ensuring patient safety. 24. Demonstrates an awareness of cultural intelligence, horizontal violence and impairment in the health professions. 25. Communicates with management any safety hazards in the workplace. 26. Demonstrates knowledge of how clinical practice impacts quality, patient safety and satisfaction outcomes.     

Expectations: - Provide a variety of routine tasks and direct patient care to support our patients and our clinical teams.  - Answer call lights and unit phone to assist with questions and concerns from patients and family members.   - Communicate, monitor and document pertinent patient information - Assist with admission, transfers, transporting, lifting, and discharge of patients - Make rounds and respond promptly to patients, families, and clinical team requests. - Work effectively and collaboratively in a diverse and multi-cultural environment. - Assist in organization, cleaning, and safety of the unit and patient rooms

Eligible for $10,000 Sign-on Bonus & $10,000 Educational Assistance * *  Speak to a recruiter regarding incentive eligibility, requirements and restrictions for new hire employees and current employees accepting a promotion. All new grad RNs will be enrolled in the Nurse Residency Program.   As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

Eligible for New Hire $3,000 Sign-on Bonus! * *  Speak to a recruiter regarding incentive eligibility, requirements and restrictions for new hire employees and current employees accepting a promotion.   Without nurses, we would not be able to care for our patients. In order to become a nurse, you have to be passionate about making a difference in someone else’s life. Our nurses communicate with patients, providers, and other peers to deliver exceptional care to patients and their families. They serve as care providers and patient advocates which is not always an easy task. If this describes you, we need to talk. We want you to join our team of talented LPN’s.   What you’ll do:   - Provide and administer individualized skilled nursing care to assigned patients - Provide physical, educational, and emotional support to patients, friends, and families - Administer medications accurately, safely, and consistent with the patient's condition and plan of care according to the policies and procedures of the department - Ensure concise, pertinent and complete patient care documentation using computerized medical record process - Accurately performs treatments utilizing sterile or clean techniques for patient’s needing wound care/dressing change   Why you should choose us:   What sets us apart from other healthcare organizations? How much time do you have? In short, it all starts with our current employees. They believe in living our mission to provide compassion to everyone. We, in turn, believe that growing and supporting our people allows us to deliver a higher degree of quality care to our patients. CHI advocates for all who live in the communities we serve, especially the most vulnerable. Choose an organization who will champion your talents and nurture your career. Choose CHI!

Eligible for $7,500 Sign-on Bonus & $10,000 Educational Assistance * *  Speak to a recruiter regarding incentive eligibility, requirements and restrictions for new hire employees and current employees accepting a promotion.   As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

The Registered Nurse (RN), within their scope of practice, is responsible to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care to a designated group of healthcare consumers across the continuum.   Provides services which encompass the spiritual, physiological, social, and psychological aspects of care of the sick, prevention of disease, or conservation of health.  The position contributes to the mission and core values of CHI Health. - Follow the nursing process which includes: assess, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing process that can end at any stage.  - Assessment - Demonstrates a systematic,  dynamic way to collect and analyze the following healthcare consumer data including: psychological, physiological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic and lifestyle factors - Plan – Sets measurable and achievable short and long term goals according to standards of care based on the assessment by the nurse in collaboration with the healthcare consumer and multidisciplinary team. - Implement – Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, clinical reasoning based upon standards of care and evidence based practice. This includes care coordination, education and discharge planning. The nurse is accountable for the care directly, indirectly or through delegation.  Professional and legal standards for delegation must be followed.   

Position Summary Performs a variety of routine tasks to support the delivery of safe, effective, cost-efficient patient care as delegated by the RN. They provide assistance in transporting, transferring and lifting. They perform cleaning functions in patient care unit as delegated, and perform selected diagnostic tests.   Position Responsibilities: - Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff - Monitors and records vital signs - Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs - Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output - Obtains and records daily weight - Performs blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter - Reports changes in patient’s status promptly to RN - Performs as patient care companion when needed - Assists in the admission, transfer and discharge process - Performs unit housekeeping needs. - Acts as a runner/transporter - Acts as receptionist for unit; has limited use of the hospital information systems according to hospital policy dependent on the need of unit - Checks and documents refrigerator temperatures as delegated, reporting variances to appropriate personnel - Updates assigned bed status - Answers call lights and telephone - Keeps patient environment clean, Performs comfort rounds, keeps hallways clear of obstruction, reports safety issues and broken equipment appropriately, and adheres to patient safety precautions - Communicates with patient’s family, physicians, and unit personnel and peers in an accurate, courteous, and professional manner  

Eligible for New Hire $7,500 Sign-on Bonus & $10,000 Educational Assistance!* * Incentive eligibility for new hire employees and current employees accepting a promotion.   As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

Eligible for $5,000 Sign-on Bonus & $10,000 Educational Assistance * * Incentive eligibility for new hire employees and current employees accepting a promotion.   As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

Responsible for the delivery of excellence in patient care through assessing, formulating nursing diagnoses and establishing goals, planning and implementing intervention and evaluating patient care outcomes. With the staff nurse's professional practice he/she Responsible for participating in and maintaining quality, cost effectiveness and guest relations. Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and the standards of professional nursing practice as defined by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas

#MISSIONCRITICAL   Responsible for the delivery of excellence in patient care through assessing, formulating nursing diagnoses and establishing goals, planning and implementing intervention and evaluating patient care outcomes. With the staff nurse's professional practice he/she Responsible for participating in and maintaining quality, cost effectiveness and guest relations.   Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and the standards of professional nursing practice as defined by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas

#MISSIONCRITICAL   Responsible for the delivery of excellence in patient care through assessing, formulating nursing diagnoses and establishing goals, planning and implementing intervention and evaluating patient care outcomes. With the staff nurse's professional practice he/she Responsible for participating in and maintaining quality, cost effectiveness and guest relations.   Provide patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures and the standards of professional nursing practice as defined by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this RN role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this RN role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders - Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

$2,500 Sign-On Bonus available for external candidates**   We want our patients to be as comfortable as possible and believe that starts with basic patient care. We have the best team of nursing assistants in our facilities and now we need you. Our CNA’s not only collect patient information, but they also help them take their medications on time, assist with meals, attend to personal needs, and change wound dressings as needed. They play a vital role as a liaison between our patients and their care teams. If you are interested in joining this type of healthcare community, we want to talk to you.   What you’ll do: - Contributes to the assessment of the health status of patients - Communicates pertinent patient information to appropriate members of the treatment team with direction of the Charge Nurse - Assist patients/families with light housekeeping duties such as assisting with meals or changing bed linens - Reports any changes in a patient's condition to the Charge Nurse - Must have ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a diverse and multi-cultural environment.

The Medical Technologist is under general supervision and direction, performing clinical laboratory procedures.  Performs high, moderate and waived complexity procedures as defined in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988.  Maintains working knowledge of theories involved in clinical testing.  With increasing experience, performs specialized tests requiring a high degree of expertise and may serve in a team leader capacity as assigned.   Expectations - Conducts chemical analysis on various body fluids such as urine, blood, saliva, and bile - Prepares blood and plasma for transfusions by performing compatibility tests - Analyzes and identifies blood cells using a microscope - Ensures that laboratory equipment is clean, functional, and calibrated - Stocks and organizes laboratory supplies and maintains company inventory records - Answers and responds to patient, physician, and vendor questions and concerns - Compiles thorough and professional laboratory reports - Updates and maintains knowledge base by attending workshops, reading, and participating in professional organizations - Cleans laboratory area and adheres to sanitation guidelines and procedures - Properly and safely disposes of hazardous and infectious waste and materials - Respects patient confidentiality laws

Analyzing lab testing is pretty complex. We depend on the knowledge and skills of our MT’s when it comes to evaluating medical lab tests to determine what’s happening with our patients. They are vital to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. Love working in lab and analyzing results? Connect with CHI today! What you’ll do: - Conduct chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine, or spinal, to determine presence of normal or abnormal components - Collect biological specimens from patients - Operate, calibrate, and maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis - Enter data from analysis of medical tests or clinical results into computer for storage

Job Summary: As a Medical Technologist, you will perform moderately to highly complex and specialized clinic laboratory tests and analyses of human blood, urine and other body fluids, tissues or substances to obtain data for use in the diagnosis, management and treatment of disease and injury.  Your specific areas of accountability may include one or more of the following disciplines: transfusion service, chemistry, coagulation, hematology, microbiology, immunology, toxicology and/or urinalysis.  In the Lead role, you will also be responsible for ensuring that the Lab is adequately staffed for the shift and that work in the Lab is being performed according to established policies, procedures and safety standards.    Your day-to-day work will include: Pretesting and processing samples Performing, analyzing, interpreting, and confirming tests Documenting and delivering test results Operating and maintaining standard lab instruments and equipment Accountability for ensuring the accuracy of test results and related analyses based on strict adherence to established standards, procedures and regulatory requirements for test analysis, quality control, quality assurance, safety, blood-borne pathogen/infection control, specimen handling and processing and documenting and reporting patient results. Exercising independent judgment to monitor, control and assess test conditions, specimen quality, chemical and biologic reactions, and instrument function; identify atypical organisms; solve unexpected problems; correlate quantitative, biochemical, physiologic and morphologic data to verify results; and evaluate or implement new procedures. Consistently demonstrating CHI Franciscan Health's Core Values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence.