Staff - registered nurse (rn) - ed - emergency department
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Taylor
Posted on: September 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN)
ED - Emergency Department for a nursing job in Taylor, Texas. Job
Description & Requirements Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
Discipline: RN Start Date: ASAP Duration: Ongoing 36 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours, nights Employment Type: Staff Evenings - 3P - 3A
JOB SUMMARY The Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional
who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate
patient care delivery by the health care team. Using the nursing
process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses
based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an
individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient's response.
The RN promotes safe passage for their patients by using knowledge
of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients
to transition through the healthcare encounter without any
preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions
to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act,
each patient's condition and the competencies of the employee. RN
job is to be used for RNs in hospital inpatient and outpatient
departments with 24X7 staffing which include those departments with
on-call staffing on the off shifts. Examples of hospital inpatient
and outpatient procedural areas: GI Lab, Pain Management, Dialysis,
Infusion Centers and IV Services. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate
clinical assessments according to practice standards. Identifies
and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops, implements and
evaluates the nursing plan of care. Modifies plan to meet clinical
outcomes. Clinical Inquiry: Systematically evaluates the quality
and effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited
to, nursing delicate indicators. Helps evidence-based practice
changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives. Caring
Practices: Creates an attentive, helpful, safe and therapeutic
environment for patients, families and staff. Develops therapeutic
relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate
boundaries. Manages both fervid and physical pain with the aim of
promoting relief and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering.
Response to Diversity: Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a
patient's and family's unique differences, such as culture,
spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle,
socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan
of care. Advocacy and Moral Agency: Preserves and protects the
confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family
and represents their concerns. Creates an individualized plan that
accurately reflects patient and family values and goals. Identifies
and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns. Facilitation of
Learning: Facilitates learning for patients and families, nursing
staff, other members of the health care team and community;
integrating appropriate education throughout the continuum of care
to help them participate and/or make informed conclusions about
their health care and treatments, including health promotion and
disease prevention. Assesses and documents learning needs and
outcomes. Partnership: Works collaboratively and interdependently
with colleagues and community to develop and implement an
integrated plan of care. Open and delicate to all team members'
unique contributions. Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff
and ensures timely follow-up. Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and
available resources for problem-solving for patients, family and
staff. Recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors
related to safety, effectiveness and efficiency in planning and
delivering patient care. Professionalism: Improves nursing practice
and the work environment through participating in mutual governance
and conclusion-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the
contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from
education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and
fulfills to ongoing professional growth through continuing
education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and
involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study,
professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees.
Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues
and others. Demonstrates commitment to community service. KEY
SUCCESS FACTORS Knowledge and expertise of nursing and patient care
standards and procedures. Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations;
standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies;
hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies and
procedures governing the provision of nursing care applicable to
the area of assignment. Knowledge of medical terminology; methods
and practices of health promotion, risk reduction, illness and
disease prevention and management; medications and drugs, common
dosages, their physical and physiological effects, and possible
adverse reactions. Knowledge of medical and professional nursing
ethics and patient privacy rights. Must be able to communicate
thoughts clearly, both verbally and in writing. Social skills to
interact with a wide-range of constituencies. Must have critical
thinking and problem-solving skills. Ability to observe changes in
the medical condition of patients and effectively communicate these
changes to other nursing staff members and physicians/providers.
Ability to provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to
all patients through the nursing process and standards of nursing
practice with care and respect for the diversity of human
experience and to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary,
modify a patient care plan to meet the needs of separate patients.
General computer skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft
Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems,
electronic medical documentation, and email. BENEFITS Our
competitive benefits package includes the following Immediate
eligibility for health and welfare benefits 401(k) savings plan
with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% Tuition Reimbursement PTO
accrual beginning Day 1 Note: Benefits may vary based upon position
type and/or level QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited
Program MAJOR - Nursing CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -
Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within
30 days of hire or transfer. Recruiter: Lindsay-Nicole Wiederhold
Baylor Scott and White Job ID #23015220. Posted job title: RN
Emergency Room Evenings About Baylor Scott & White Health As the
largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor
Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every
individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to
making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable
through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor
Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute,
the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital
health platform - MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than
1,100 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in
Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum
of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a
Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott
& White today serves more than three million Texans. Benefits
Holiday Pay Continuing Education 401k retirement plan Wellness and
fitness programs Employee assistance programs Medical benefits
Dental benefits Vision benefits Benefits start day 1 Life insurance
Discount program
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