This position is responsible for providing Perioperative nursing care of all patient populations undergoing surgical procedures. Assumes responsibility and accountability for the direct and indirect implementation of the patient’s plan of care in the Operating Room (OR). May have additional responsibilities as designated by the director, which include, but are not limited to, serving on committees, participating in quality improvement audits, and projects. The circulator nurse will display positive support for the values and mission of CHI St. Luke’s Health organization.
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This position is responsible for providing Perioperative nursing care of all patient populations undergoing surgical procedures. Assumes responsibility and accountability for the direct and indirect implementation of the patient’s plan of care in the Operating Room (OR). May have additional responsibilities as designated by the director, which include, but are not limited to, serving on committees, participating in quality improvement audits, and projects. The circulator nurse will display positive support for the values and mission of CHI St. Luke’s Health organization.
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for providing Perioperative nursing care of all patient populations undergoing surgical procedures. Assumes responsibility and accountability for the direct and indirect implementation of the patient’s plan of care in the Operating Room (OR). May have additional responsibilities as designated by the director, which include, but are not limited to, serving on committees, participating in quality improvement audits, and projects. The circulator nurse will display positive support for the values and mission of CHI St. Luke’s Health organization.
Position Responsibilities:
- Quality – completes work with accuracy and thoroughness.
- Productivity – efficiently utilizes time in accomplishing work.
- Customer Focus – lives organizational and departmental service standards.
- Reliability – completes tasks assigned; follows up as needed.
- Availability – meets attendance standards; is punctual; works when needed.
- Decision Making – displays sound judgment; works with minimal supervision.
- Initiative – seeks out productive duties in absence of guidance; is a self-starter.
- Adheres to Policy – follows CHI ST. Luke’s Memorial Hospital rules, policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Interpersonal Relationships – cooperates, communicates and works well with others. Professionalism – represents CHI ST. Luke’s Memorial Hospital positively in actions and appearance.
- Responsible for managing the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinating the needs of the surgical team with other care provider necessary for completion of surgery.
- Observes surgery and provides assistance to the sterile team and anesthesia, as appropriate, to meet the needs of the patient.
- Assess the patient’s condition before, during and after the operation to ensure an optimal outcome for the patient.
- Must be able to anticipate the scrub nurse’s needs and be able to open sterile packs, operate equipment and keep accurate records.
- Circulating nurse monitors the implementation of aseptic technique principle by all surgical team members and ensures that beaks in techniques are corrected.
- Collaborates and communicates effectively with the interdisciplinary team.
- Documents nursing care and patient status in accordance with the nursing process that is consistent with organizational standards.
- Contributes to the productivity and professional environment of the department.
- Develop and implement individualize plan of care by:
- Protecting the patient from injury;
- Performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items;
- Performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level;
- Managing the patient’s specimens according to policy and procedure
- Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects.
- Maintain required competencies.
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for providing Perioperative nursing care of all patient populations undergoing surgical procedures. Assumes responsibility and accountability for the direct and indirect implementation of the patient’s plan of care in the Operating Room (OR). May have additional responsibilities as designated by the director, which include, but are not limited to, serving on committees, participating in quality improvement audits, and projects. The circulator nurse will display positive support for the values and mission of CHI St. Luke’s Health organization.
Position Responsibilities:
- Quality – completes work with accuracy and thoroughness.
- Productivity – efficiently utilizes time in accomplishing work.
- Customer Focus – lives organizational and departmental service standards.
- Reliability – completes tasks assigned; follows up as needed.
- Availability – meets attendance standards; is punctual; works when needed.
- Decision Making – displays sound judgment; works with minimal supervision.
- Initiative – seeks out productive duties in absence of guidance; is a self-starter.
- Adheres to Policy – follows CHI ST. Luke’s Memorial Hospital rules, policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Interpersonal Relationships – cooperates, communicates and works well with others. Professionalism – represents CHI ST. Luke’s Memorial Hospital positively in actions and appearance.
- Responsible for managing the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinating the needs of the surgical team with other care provider necessary for completion of surgery.
- Observes surgery and provides assistance to the sterile team and anesthesia, as appropriate, to meet the needs of the patient.
- Assess the patient’s condition before, during and after the operation to ensure an optimal outcome for the patient.
- Must be able to anticipate the scrub nurse’s needs and be able to open sterile packs, operate equipment and keep accurate records.
- Circulating nurse monitors the implementation of aseptic technique principle by all surgical team members and ensures that beaks in techniques are corrected.
- Collaborates and communicates effectively with the interdisciplinary team.
- Documents nursing care and patient status in accordance with the nursing process that is consistent with organizational standards.
- Contributes to the productivity and professional environment of the department.
- Develop and implement individualize plan of care by:
- Protecting the patient from injury;
- Performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items;
- Performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level;
- Managing the patient’s specimens according to policy and procedure
- Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects.
- Maintain required competencies.
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RN - OR Circulator - Full Time - Days
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for providing Perioperative nursing care of all patient populations undergoing surgical procedures. Assumes responsibility and accountability for the direct and indirect implementation of the patient’s plan of care in the Operating Room (OR). May have additional responsibilities as designated by the director, which include, but are not limited to, serving on committees, participating in quality improvement audits, and projects. The circulator nurse will display positive support for the values and mission of CHI St. Luke’s Health organization.
Position Responsibilities:
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Quality – completes work with accuracy and thoroughness.
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Productivity – efficiently utilizes time in accomplishing work.
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Customer Focus – lives organizational and departmental service standards.
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Reliability – completes tasks assigned; follows up as needed.
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Availability – meets attendance standards; is punctual; works when needed.
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Decision Making – displays sound judgment; works with minimal supervision.
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Initiative – seeks out productive duties in absence of guidance; is a self-starter.
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Adheres to Policy – follows CHI ST. Luke’s Memorial Hospital rules, policies, procedures and guidelines.
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Interpersonal Relationships – cooperates, communicates and works well with others. Professionalism – represents CHI ST. Luke’s Memorial Hospital positively in actions and appearance.
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Responsible for managing the nursing care of the patient within the OR and coordinating the needs of the surgical team with other care provider necessary for completion of surgery.
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Observes surgery and provides assistance to the sterile team and anesthesia, as appropriate, to meet the needs of the patient.
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Assess the patient’s condition before, during and after the operation to ensure an optimal outcome for the patient.
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Must be able to anticipate the scrub nurse’s needs and be able to open sterile packs, operate equipment and keep accurate records.
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Circulating nurse monitors the implementation of aseptic technique principle by all surgical team members and ensures that beaks in techniques are corrected.
-
Collaborates and communicates effectively with the interdisciplinary team.
-
Documents nursing care and patient status in accordance with the nursing process that is consistent with organizational standards.
-
Contributes to the productivity and professional environment of the department.
-
Develop and implement individualize plan of care by:
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Protecting the patient from injury;
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Performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items;
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Performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level;
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Managing the patient’s specimens according to policy and procedure
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Participates in quality review and performance improvement projects.
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Maintain required competencies.
Take the next step in your career and joining this amazing family at Immanuel Hospital! We are currently seeking an Operating Room Nurse Manager to join our team. Immanuel performs over 280 surgeries per month along with approximately 150 surgeries at Nebraska Spine.
- Works collaboratively to develop plans, goals, and implementation strategies in support of the CHI Health’s Mission, Vision, and business objectives.
- Provides support, interacts, and serves as a clinical resource to patient care staff. Maintains clinical competency. Functions as a resource for policy and procedure interpretation. Utilizes age appropriate patient care interventions.
- Assures appropriate level of understanding, awareness and compliance with all applicable JCAHO, federal, state and agency laws, regulations, guidelines and professional standards.
- Along with department operations director, charge nurses and staff, coordinates work efforts on a daily basis.
- Conducts interviews of applicants and makes recommendations for hire; coaches employees on performance issues.
- Works collaboratively to assure appropriate management practices, maintenance of appropriate staffing levels competency assessment, staff orientation, ongoing education and development in all areas of responsibility.
- Refers appropriate cases to Risk Manager.
- Provides input to employee performance appraisals relative to established standards.
- Works with department staff, promotes patient satisfaction through on-going monitoring of quality improvements initiatives and department work processes.
- Maintains an efficient work environment and promotes teamwork. Participates in achieving nursing division goals and supports shared leadership structure.
- Provides positive leadership in resolving problems. Serves as a role model and resource for nursing staff.
- Provides input into the development of operational budgets in support of strategic plans and goals.
- Maintains a collegial and cooperative relationship with the other managers and Operations Directors for this service, working as a team to search out and implement efficiencies, economies, and best practices.
- Provides feedback to the Operations Director on day-to-day operational activities, and patient satisfaction.
- Acknowledges the value of multicultural traditions and demonstrates this when caring for clients..
- Must have ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a diverse and multi-cultural
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POSITION SUMMARY
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.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
2. Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
3. Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.
4. Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
5. Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity.
6. Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.
7. Supplies: Maintains accurate documentation of charges and supplies used to provide patient care through cost containment measures.
8. Time Management: Clocks in and out appropriately according to policy to ensure work is stated and completed on time. Obtains Director/designees/House Supervisor approval before working overtime, including incremental overtime.
9. Documentation: Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and quality patient care requirements.
10. License and Competency: Maintains RN license to practice in the State of Texas including multi-state licensure requirements. Takes responsibility for meeting competency requirements. Assists with the orientation of new employees and floated staff as requested and assigned.
11. Professional Responsibility: Maintains all professional licenses, certifications, and annual competencies prior to deadline. Attends mandatory in-services, workshops, town halls, and 75% of all unit meetings per year. Stays up-to-date on communication, including emails and current journals to keep abreast of new developments in the medical and nursing fields.
12. Patient Care: Notifies and escalates concerns to appropriate providers of life-threatening changes and notes physician response. Effectively applies the nursing process 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 following the Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD).
13. Patient Experience: Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Performs hourly rounding and bedside shift report, updating the patient communication board and providing service recovery as needed.
POSITION SUMMARY
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.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
2. Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
3. Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.
4. Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
5. Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity.
6. Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.
7. Supplies: Maintains accurate documentation of charges and supplies used to provide patient care through cost containment measures.
8. Time Management: Clocks in and out appropriately according to policy to ensure work is stated and completed on time. Obtains Director/designees/House Supervisor approval before working overtime, including incremental overtime.
9. Documentation: Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and quality patient care requirements.
10. License and Competency: Maintains RN license to practice in the State of Texas including multi-state licensure requirements. Takes responsibility for meeting competency requirements. Assists with the orientation of new employees and floated staff as requested and assigned.
11. Professional Responsibility: Maintains all professional licenses, certifications, and annual competencies prior to deadline. Attends mandatory in-services, workshops, town halls, and 75% of all unit meetings per year. Stays up-to-date on communication, including emails and current journals to keep abreast of new developments in the medical and nursing fields.
12. Patient Care: Notifies and escalates concerns to appropriate providers of life-threatening changes and notes physician response. Effectively applies the nursing process 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 following the Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD).
13. Patient Experience: Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Performs hourly rounding and bedside shift report, updating the patient communication board and providing service recovery as needed.
POSITION SUMMARY
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.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
2. Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
3. Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.
4. Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
5. Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity.
6. Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.
7. Supplies: Maintains accurate documentation of charges and supplies used to provide patient care through cost containment measures.
8. Time Management: Clocks in and out appropriately according to policy to ensure work is stated and completed on time. Obtains Director/designees/House Supervisor approval before working overtime, including incremental overtime.
9. Documentation: Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and quality patient care requirements.
10. License and Competency: Maintains RN license to practice in the State of Texas including multi-state licensure requirements. Takes responsibility for meeting competency requirements. Assists with the orientation of new employees and floated staff as requested and assigned.
11. Professional Responsibility: Maintains all professional licenses, certifications, and annual competencies prior to deadline. Attends mandatory in-services, workshops, town halls, and 75% of all unit meetings per year. Stays up-to-date on communication, including emails and current journals to keep abreast of new developments in the medical and nursing fields.
12. Patient Care: Notifies and escalates concerns to appropriate providers of life-threatening changes and notes physician response. Effectively applies the nursing process 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 following the Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD).
13. Patient Experience: Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Performs hourly rounding and bedside shift report, updating the patient communication board and providing service recovery as needed.
POSITION SUMMARY
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.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
2. Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
3. Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.
4. Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
5. Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity.
6. Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.
7. Supplies: Maintains accurate documentation of charges and supplies used to provide patient care through cost containment measures.
8. Time Management: Clocks in and out appropriately according to policy to ensure work is stated and completed on time. Obtains Director/designees/House Supervisor approval before working overtime, including incremental overtime.
9. Documentation: Consistently documents in the patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care in order to meet legal and quality patient care requirements.
10. License and Competency: Maintains RN license to practice in the State of Texas including multi-state licensure requirements. Takes responsibility for meeting competency requirements. Assists with the orientation of new employees and floated staff as requested and assigned.
11. Professional Responsibility: Maintains all professional licenses, certifications, and annual competencies prior to deadline. Attends mandatory in-services, workshops, town halls, and 75% of all unit meetings per year. Stays up-to-date on communication, including emails and current journals to keep abreast of new developments in the medical and nursing fields.
12. Patient Care: Notifies and escalates concerns to appropriate providers of life-threatening changes and notes physician response. Effectively applies the nursing process 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 following the Catholic Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD).
13. Patient Experience: Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Performs hourly rounding and bedside shift report, updating the patient communication board and providing service recovery as needed.
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
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
TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES
Performs treatments and patient care procedures.
Performs or assists ADLs according to Patient Plan of Care.
Performs or assists in procedures/treatments according to Nursing Policy and Procedure Manual.
Determines need for and properly implements safety measures for patients in a timely manner.
Responds to patient call lights and emergency lights in a timely manner.
Prepares patient for meals and snacks. Offers assistance as needed.
Maintains a safe environment: follows OSHA requirements including Universal Precautions.
DOCUMENTING CARE
Documents care provided according to hospital policy.
Documents ADLs, vital signs, and I&Os according to the plan of care.
Documents meals and snacks according to hospital policy.
As assigned, documents refrigerator/freezer temperature.
Participates as assigned in CQI activities.
COMMUNICATION
Expresses appropriate communication to patient, families, and other customers.
Identifies self to others in a professional manner.
Adheres to dress code and maintains a professional image with the ID badge clearly displayed.
Offers assistance and provides directions to customers keeping a positive and courteous tone.
Determines need for and properly implements safety measures for patients in a timely manner.
Maintains a safe environment: follows OSHA requirements including Universal Precautions.
Notifies the RN of abnormal vital signs, I&Os, and changes in the patient condition.
Communicates effectively with team members.
PROVIDING CARE
Provides care according to developmental age.
Demonstrates skills and knowledge necessary for the patient/customer appropriate to neonate, child, adolescent, adult, and/or older adult.
FLEXIBILITY
Demonstrates flexibility in accomplishing work tasks.
Adheres to time and attendance policy.
Available and accessible when on duty.
Leaves for and returns from inservices, meals, and breaks as scheduled.
Accepts changes in staffing and patient assignments.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES/ENVIRONMENT OF CARE
Assists during emergency situations according to nursing and hospital policy.
Maintains a safe workplace environment.
Functions appropriately in emergencies according to assigned responsibilities and hospital policy.
Provides safety boundaries for patient at risk for violence.
Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities. Imagine your career at Catholic Health Initiatives!
Job Responsibilities
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
Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities. Imagine your career at Catholic Health Initiatives!
Job Responsibilities
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
1. TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES
Performs treatments and patient care procedures.
Performs or assists ADLs according to Patient Plan of Care.
Performs or assists in procedures/treatments according to Nursing Policy and Procedure Manual.
Determines need for and properly implements safety measures for patients in a timely manner.
Responds to patient call lights and emergency lights in a timely manner.
Prepares patient for meals and snacks. Offers assistance as needed.
Maintains a safe environment: follows OSHA requirements including Universal Precautions.
2. DOCUMENTING CARE
Documents care provided according to hospital policy.
Documents ADLs, vital signs, and I&Os according to the plan of care.
Documents meals and snacks according to hospital policy.
As assigned, documents refrigerator/freezer temperature.
Participates as assigned in CQI activities.
3. COMMUNICATION
Expresses appropriate communication to patient, families, and other customers.
Identifies self to others in a professional manner.
Adheres to dress code and maintains a professional image with the ID badge clearly displayed.
Offers assistance and provides directions to customers keeping a positive and courteous tone.
Determines need for and properly implements safety measures for patients in a timely manner.
Maintains a safe environment: follows OSHA requirements including Universal Precautions.
Notifies the RN of abnormal vital signs, I&Os, and changes in the patient condition.
Communicates effectively with team members.
4. PROVIDING CARE
Provides care according to developmental age.
Demonstrates skills and knowledge necessary for the patient/customer appropriate to neonate, child, adolescent, adult, and/or older adult.
5. FLEXIBILITY
Demonstrates flexibility in accomplishing work tasks.
Adheres to time and attendance policy.
Available and accessible when on duty.
Leaves for and returns from inservices, meals, and breaks as scheduled.
Accepts changes in staffing and patient assignments.
6. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES/ENVIRONMENT OF CARE
Assists during emergency situations according to nursing and hospital policy.
Maintains a safe workplace environment.
Functions appropriately in emergencies according to assigned responsibilities and hospital policy.
Provides safety boundaries for patient at risk for violence.
**Eligible for $5,000 Sign-on Bonus & $10,000 Educational Assistance!**
Medical Surgical CHI Health St. Elizabeth is a 42 bed Med/Surg unit. We care for diverse populations and diagnoses including Orthopedic, Trauma, Spine and Neuro surgery, pulmonary, renal, GI, and cardiac care. We have a Growing oncology program and are committed to provide highly skilled care using the ONS curriculum and standards of practice. In addition, we provide post-surgical care with a focus on pain management, early mobilization, and patient centered education promoting excellent outcomes. Our care model emphasizes multidisciplinary teams for our patients including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietary, Nutrition, Palliative Care, and innovative nursing models to include LPN, C.N.A and RN teams.
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 $15K Sign-on Bonus & $10K Educational Assistance!**
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
Provides twenty-four (24) hour accountability for the delivery of quality patient care that promotes the safety and well-being of all patients on assigned units. Responsible for planning, prioritizing, organizing, directing and meeting the daily needs and demands of patients and staff on assigned nursing units. Uses sound knowledge of nursing practices to assign patient care responsibilities to staff based on the patient’s acuity and skill needs. Operationalizes knowledge of human resource management to effectively manage and communicate with staff on assigned unit to promote open communication, teamwork and enhanced work performance. Responsible for effective utilization to ensure appropriate and efficient use of financial, supply and staff resources. Accountable for unit-level implementation of hospital policies and procedures. The nurse manager is accountable for budget preparation and for fiscal operations of the department. Achieves high productivity while attaining exceptional patient, physician and associate satisfaction. This position requires a sound knowledge of nursing practice and exceptional leadership abilities to manage complex, stressful and critically important environments. Promotes the St. Vincent Health System/CHI mission, vision and purpose
The Technical Coordinator manages the technical operations of Imaging Services.
The Coordinator assures that technical operations are performed in an effective and
efficient manner in the assigned areas. Major areas of responsibility include: RIS (EPIC),
PACS, staff in-service education, TJC compliance, State and Federal regulation compliance,
CQI projects and charge master maintenance
- Uses two patient identifiers
- Demonstrates continued competency in using PACS
- Routinely demonstrates the ability to prioritize workload.
- Uses all diagnostic, computer, and communication equipment within safe limits.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
- Ability to operate EPIC computer/telephone/facsimile
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to communicate positively and effectively to all contacts
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Excellent credibility with physicians
- Knowledge and ability for teaching
- Working knowledge of managed care and reimbursement methodologies
- Ability to maximize effective utilization of internal and community resources
- Knowledge of disease processes
- Ability to negotiate with multiple disciplines
