Registered Nurse (RN) - L&D (Hiring Immediately)

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!

At Saint Luke's Hospital, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. Thats why we offer more than a job we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include :

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note : Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

General Functions :

Assesses human responses and adaptation to actual or potential health problems of the patient,

family and / or significant other

Institutes and initiates a plan for patient care based on the initial assessment; implements and

continuously evaluates interventions; reassesses patient needs on an on-going basis.

Recognizes changing patient condition and utilizes unit resources, chain of command and Rapid

Response Team (RRT) in a timely and appropriate manner

Documents all plans and care provided

Identifies need for education of patient, family and / or significant other and provides education

through individualized instruction, the use of written materials and / or other available resources

Assigns nursing care to licensed staff, delegates nursing care to unlicensed staff and coordinates the

flow of work

Calculates and administers medications

Coordinates and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in the planning and management

of patient care

Participates in discharge planning; provides instruction to patient / family

Maintains and promotes professional standards and development by participating in inservices,

committees, staff meetings

Serves as a role model for compassionate care and service excellence and commits to Studer

Principles and must haves

Facilitates patient movement within the department and through the facility, proactively managing

patient admissions, discharges and transfers

Manages patient hand-offs at shift change and between department and facilities; utilizes

documentation tools for hand-offs as required

Provides every patient the defined standard of care (ie; core measures, chest pain protocol)

Utilized resources efficiently and effectively

Maintains safe environment

Addresses patient populationspecific needs (clinical)

Participates in Performance Improvement Activities

This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus.

Position Summary

Under minimal supervision, provides nursing care for a group of patients assigned to the nurse based on matching the patients needs with the nurse competencies. Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION : Graduate of accredited school of nursing.

PREFERRED EDUCATION : Bachelor's Degree

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE : None

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE : Two years in acute care. Previous clinical nursing experience.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSURE : Possession of current Texas State License for Registered Nurse

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSURE :

REQUIRED COURSES / COMPLETIONS (e.g., CPR) :

Heart Monitoring with 30 days from hire date or transfer date into unit and AWHONN Intermediate Heart

Monitoring with 8 months of L&D Orientation. Experienced L&D RNs (>

1 yr experience) must have AWHONN

Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring on hire or within the first 90 days of hire,

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Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicants or employees race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disabi