Registered Nurse Med-Surg Nights

About the role

Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth is hiring a Registered Nurse for their Post-Surgical Unit!

Responsibilities

• Provides all nursing care services for post-surgical patients within the scope of RN practice and according to hospital policies and procedures.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for patients based on individual, specific patient needs, and according to physician’s orders.
• Responds quickly and appropriately to emergency situations.
• Identifies educational needs, implements and evaluates learning and documents patient/family education.
• Manages acute and chronic pain on all patients, but especially post-procedure or surgical patients to assist in alleviating suffering and improving healing.
• Delivers medication based upon continual assessment, safety, and evaluation of patient response.
• Responds to patients presenting to the hospital with healthcare needs and performs Medical Screening Exams (MSE) following policies and procedures for follow-up.
• Follows all documentation policies.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: Current Texas RN License, current BLS, must get ACLS within 6 months of hire.
• Required Experience: Minimum two (2) years’ experience as an RN in a hospital Medical/Surgery or ICU Unit.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Demonstrates knowledge and skill level necessary to assess patient’s psychosocial, educational and physical needs, as well as the ability to address these needs in an age-appropriate manner in the pediatric, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patient population. Excellent communication skills, verbal and written. Good organization habits. Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment. Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet needs of patients and unit. Experience with Electronic Healthcare Records.

Culture

• Working with compassion and respect for others and each other, supporting our communities and advocating for our patients.
• Acting with integrity and the highest ethical standards – always.
• Delivering results through accountability and transparency.
• Embracing inclusiveness for all people in our workplace and in the communities we serve.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Paid holidays and vacation