Registered Nurse - IMC Telemetry

About the role

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - New Braunfels (CSRH-NB), located in downtown New Braunfels, is a 94-private-bed facility offering comprehensive services including an Outpatient Imaging Center, orthopedic and surgical services, rehabilitation, a renovated birthing center with 24/7 neonatal coverage, emergency care, wound care/hyperbaric center, 3D mammography, and heart care from diagnostics to open-heart surgery.

The competent Nurse in this setting practices independently, demonstrating awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, manages long-range goals, and copes with contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates tasks to other care providers to manage clinical situations.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation) for assigned patients, consistent with ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families according to level of practice.
• Administers medications and treatments using appropriate protocols; monitors for side effects and effectiveness.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medications, and care provided.
• Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.
• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.
• BLS certification required (AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire; no grace period).
• RN License in state of employment or compact state.
• Current ACLS certification required (within 30 days for experienced associates; within 90 days for new graduates or those new to the specialty).

Onboarding & Competencies

• All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
• New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member; initial onboarding requirements are validated through competency completion (organizational entry and MedSurg-specific).
• Newly licensed RNs may participate in a residency program or other orientation; skills and competency completion are documented through tracking software.
• Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.

Schedule

7:00 PM – 7:00 AM

Work Type

Full Time